D’Espagnat’s proof that the universe is not a ‘strongly objective reality’ demands that all physical processes are reconsidered in that light. D’Espagnat suggests a ‘Veiled Reality’ as a suitable alternative. The most economical way to achieve that is to demand that ‘information production’ at a quantum level creates the basis for self‐consistent perception of a world of macroscopic, ‘manifest’ entities, as opposed to self‐existent objects. Such a ‘manifest reality’ fulfils both Wheeler’s attempt at an ‘IT‐from‐BIT’ programme, and Zeilinger’s suggestion that ‘information is primary’.

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