the big bang ( Questions from a Teen )

Where did Isaac Asimov (who didn't take kindly to mispellings of his name, btw) say that? I have his Guide to Earth and Space and I don't see that quote; it doesn't sound like the way he'd put it.But to be fair, the quote isn't off the mark. The entropy of the universe is increasing. But if you try to use this fact to disprove evolution you'll lose. It is not necessary that the entropy of the earth increase in order for the 2nd law to hold, because earth is not a closed system.

Adminnemooseus says:

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...things are making a sharp turn off-topic.

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I'll start a new thread, but something tells me it'll die quickly. I'll use rineholdr's subtitle 'Thermodynamics & the Origins of Life'.

I created a new topic, Thermodynamics, Abiogenesis and Evolution in the 'Origins of Life' forum for the express purpose of continuing this discussion. You may continue here if you wish, but I think you're running the risk of a topic closure.