# Gpuccio: Functional Information Methodology

**URL:** <https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/gpuccio-functional-information-methodology/7549>\
**Category:** Conversation\
**Tags:** Science, Design\
**Created:** [August 25, 2019, 1:33am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/gpuccio-functional-information-methodology/7549 "2019-08-25T01:33:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![gpuccio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/47e85d/32.png) [@gpuccio](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/gpuccio)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2019, 5:09pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/gpuccio-functional-information-methodology/7549/28 "2019-08-25T17:09:57Z")

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> [@swamidass](#):
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> ## Some Parallel Questions
> 
> From hearing about your work from others, and reading your articles, I wanted to clarify your position. It sounds like you:
> 
> 1. Believe in an old earth.
> 2. Affirm common descent of humans with the great apes.
> 3. Are arguing that there is evidence for design in the origin of phyla.
> 4. You conceive design as information infused into the common descent process.
> 
> Is this about right?

I will start with these easy questions, as I have not much time right now. Here are my answers:

1. Yes, definitely.

2. I affirm common descent of all living organisms, at least as the best current theory. Including, of course, humans. But, as explained many times, I believe that design acts on common descent to input the new functional information any time it is required.

3. I am arguing that there is evidence of design any time that we observe new complex functional information, higher than 500 bits for example, arise. Of course, also in the origin of phyla.

4. Yes, definitely.

Well, that was easy.

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