Darwin Unhinged: The Bugs in Evolution

How does "mind" come in to this? I can agree with much of what you say (assuming I've understood it correctly), and I doubt most biologists would disagree with the idea that life involves a mutual, sometimes sign-based exchange of information. But none of that needs "mind". The production and reading of these "frozen-accident" signals is biochemical, not intelligent.

Linda

Their is no awareness in chemicals.  It is not a property of materials.  Awareness of signals with a motive to decode them is mental work.  The amount of work, as gains in order, organization and specific facts can be charted and measured.

After exchange of information - such as a sensation of reflected light from the immediate environment - one would say the the organism gained information.  The organism now has mutual information in common with the environment, such as the approach of another organism.  This situation is expressed as the organism knows the presence of the other organism.  If the organism knows whether the approach is friend or foe - then the organism is said to understand.

Knowing, recognizing and understanding are not the process called mind?   

(oh come on now)