tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37932483.post2951879067675148610..comments2007-03-05T04:41:29.524-05:00Barry Mahfoodhttps://profiles.google.com/108630062563152702964noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37932483.post-61445673757984875222007-03-05T04:41:00.000-05:002007-03-05T04:41:00.000-05:00The entropy argument never fails to irritate me, and not just because the reason it's wrong is so simple (as you point out here).<BR/><BR/>It's stupid on a meta-argument level.<BR/><BR/>I want to ask these creationists: "So, you're saying that evolution contradicts one of the basic laws of thermodynamics in such a huge and simple way and <I>the scientific community didn't notice</I>? So all of these thousands of brilliant scientists spend their whole lives on research, and just haven't picked up on this argument that is so simple that someone with an elementary-school level of science education can understand it?"<BR/><BR/>It should be obvious that the scientific community would have a response to the entropy argument, and I would think that a person would take a couple of minutes to find out what are the objections to this argument before repeating it. Unfortunately, many don't.C.L. Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555764649779220633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37932483.post-89131433504109568472007-03-01T15:45:00.000-05:002007-03-01T15:45:00.000-05:00You are correct, life does not violate the law of entropy. Yes, a person is more ordered than the food he/she eats, but only at the expense of a much greater amount of entropy overall. Think of a fancy meal, all nicely done- then think of what it looks like coming out the other end. Much more disordered.Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208917410239554640noreply@blogger.com