The absurd consequences of neglecting structure but using the concept of order just the same are evident if one examines the present terminology of information theory.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Order is a necessary condition for anything the human mind is to understand.
The rehabilitation of order as a universal principle, however, suggested at the same time that orderliness by itself is not sufficient to account for the nature of organized systems in general or for those created by man in particular.
In many instances, order is apprehended first of all by the senses.
Furthermore, order is a necessary condition for making a structure function. A physical mechanism, be it a team of laborers, the body of an animal, or a machine, can work only if it is in physical order.
What we imagine is order is merely the prevailing form of chaos.
Order is never observed; it is disorder that attracts attention because it is awkward and intrusive.
Information is the resolution of uncertainty.
Occurrences in this domain are beyond the reach of exact prediction because of the variety of factors in operation, not because of any lack of order in nature.
The importance of information is directly proportional to its improbability.
Structure is more important than content in the transmission of information.