[geocentrism] abiogenesis
- From: "philip madsen" <joyphil@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:46:01 +1000
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiogenesis Well put.. Almost my equal here..
But Me, I would even challenge the second law of T. which puts me off side with
Pullen.
sample.
The second law of thermodynamics
The second law of thermodynamics states that entropy (dispersal of energy) will
tend to increase in an isolated system as time continues and differences in
temperature, pressure and density tend to even out. More strictly, the entropy
of a system can decrease only if work is done, i.e. energy is transferred from
outside the system.
Intelligent design proponent Stuart Pullen challenged the concept of
abiogenesis on the grounds that the creation of life from nonlife would violate
the above law, since creation of living organisms must be associated with a
decrease in the entropy of the system.[4] Math professor J. Rosenhouse counters
that the Earth is not an isolated system, but an open system receiving energy
from the Sun. Furthermore, he points out that the time scales in which such
large systems reach equilibrium can be very long, during which time local
fluctuations in entropy are perfectly feasible, and may be observed all the
time. [5] Furthermore, the concept of entropy in thermodynamics is not
identical to the common notion of "disorder". For example, a thermodynamically
closed system of certain solutions will eventually transform from a cloudy
liquid to a clear solution containing large "orderly" crystals. Most people
would characterize the former state as having "more disorder" than the latter
state. However, in a purely thermodynamic sense, the entropy has increased in
this system, not decreased.......snip.
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