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ANNOTATION:
I have a question...
I am a student. I make no claims of omnisience nor of any expertise regarding the subject of creation this subject. But as a logically thinking human being this site made no sence to me. The main reason for my lack of understanding is this quoted statemnt: "evolution leads to the spontaneous emergence of systems of higher and higher complexity". Now, from what I've learned science denies the possibilty of such a quote ever being true. As the second law of thermodynamics states "elements in a closed system tend to seek their most probable distribution, in a closed system entropy always increases". As far as I know, our universe is a closed system which makes it physically impossible for the universe to have progressed to a state of order. It is, however, possible for the universe to have been made in a state of order and to have been increasing in entropy since then. My question is then, how do you, the creators of this site and or the author of the article in question, explain such a law?
Author: C.Herger Thomann (cherger[ at ]townsqr.com)
Date: Dec 20, 2000REPLY:
You seem to be confusing physics with biology. Indeed, elements in a closed system tend to seek their most probable distribution, in a closed system entropy always increases. No problem. This is speaking of the overall energy state of a system, not its components.
Within that system there can be components that become more complex as time flows. Up to the point where there is no more energy to consume. At that point all collapses.
We are motes. As such, we only see this tiny time-slice. The amount of time it will take to consume the energy of the universe is probably quite long. Ergo, we can evolve to very, very complex states before the end.
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