Abstract
It is tempting to think that, once we have understood scientific theories behind \textsc{it} and \textsc{bit}, it will be easy to fix an order of precedence between them. I argue that it will not. Contrary to appearances, a key to softening this problem of precedence is to be found in the meaning of \textsc{from}, understood as rigorous reconstruction, and that of \textsc{or}, which in the framework of epistemic loops is put on a par with \textsc{and}. But, as anyone would expect, I begin with \textsc{it} and \textsc{bit}, suggesting that we adopt an attitude of epistemological modesty and treat the observer as informational agent.
Alexei Grinbaum