Zenas
Snow Miser
I was having a discussion with a friend of mine just now. He brought up an interesting perspective that I hadn't considered regarding evolution and the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics. It was his contention that the 2nd Law actually supports evolutionary theory, because complexity and order are not synonymous and that complexity is actually a component of disorder.
He illustrated this by explaining when there were only one-celled organisms, or the singularity pre-existing the big-bang, everything was very simple and yet, very ordered.
As a result of genetic mutation (which he identified also as a type of entropic disorder) we have vast complexity which has therefore created a lot of disorder.
The base idea here, I think, and I tried to check with him as best I can, is this:
Simplicity=Order
Complexity=Disorder
Evolution functions on mechanisms that create complexity and has created complexity, ergo evolution has created disorder and the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics supports evolution.
Any thoughts?
He illustrated this by explaining when there were only one-celled organisms, or the singularity pre-existing the big-bang, everything was very simple and yet, very ordered.
As a result of genetic mutation (which he identified also as a type of entropic disorder) we have vast complexity which has therefore created a lot of disorder.
The base idea here, I think, and I tried to check with him as best I can, is this:
Simplicity=Order
Complexity=Disorder
Evolution functions on mechanisms that create complexity and has created complexity, ergo evolution has created disorder and the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics supports evolution.
Any thoughts?