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Author Topic:   Evolution is a Religious Issue
Gary
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Message 4 of 303 (183487)
02-06-2005 11:11 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by satrekker
02-06-2005 9:12 AM


It appears that others have already replied to your post. It looks like it happened in the past, so I guess I can't be sure of that there "past" thing, but I'll just take it on faith that it did.
I'll take the Second Law citation. The Second Law of Thermodynamics states that in a closed system, entropy, which can be thought of as random energy or heat, will always increase. This is accepted as correct by just about everyone who calls themself a scientist. However, the Earth, and the living things on it, are not closed systems. The Earth gets energy from the Sun, which can be absorbed by plants to generate complex molecules. This does not go against the Second Law because the plants are getting energy from an outside source. Animals eat the plants, releasing the energy from those complex molecules.
This is a simplified example, but I think it explains what we mean. If you have more questions, feel free to ask. Welcome to the forum!

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