bits. Bits
themselves are not ontologically privileged; they are merely one convenient binary representation of a
finite amount of information. Any other finite alphabet would serve equally well.
We assume a static, timeless universe whose entire content is a finite collection of bits. Bits
themselves are not ontologically privileged; they are merely one convenient binary representation of a
finite amount of information. Any other finite alphabet would serve equally well.
The configuration space therefore consists of exactly 
distinct arrangements. No continuous manifold,
no continuous time parameter, and no infinite reservoir of information are postulated. All that
exists is the set of 
discrete states together with the combinatorial structure that relates
them.