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RickJB
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Message 7 of 170 (308982)
05-04-2006 4:17 AM
Reply to: Message 4 by Hyroglyphx
05-03-2006 11:53 PM


Re: Irreconcilable differnces in the evolutionary paradaigm
nemesis_juggernaut writes:
It violates the 2nd Law: In any ordered system, open or closed, there exists a tendency for that system to decay to a state of disorder, which tendency can only be suspended or reversed by an external source of ordering energy directed by an informational program and transformed through an ingestion-storage-converter mechanism into the specific work required to build up the complex structure of that system."
Oh no, not again...
This passage is muddled techno-babble, and represents one of the most common anti-evolution falsehoods.
The true definition is:-
"The entropy of an isolated system not at thermal equilibrium will tend to increase over time, approaching a maximum value."
Earth receives energy from the Sun so it is not a closed system. The 2nd Law has no implications on the ToE. End of story.
This message has been edited by RickJB, 05-04-2006 04:19 AM

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