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What other non-scientific claims does it make.[[User:Richardm|Richardm]] ([[User talk:Richardm|talk]]) 16:17, 25 September 2016 (EDT)
 
What other non-scientific claims does it make.[[User:Richardm|Richardm]] ([[User talk:Richardm|talk]]) 16:17, 25 September 2016 (EDT)
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:If a hypothesis is not [[falsifiable]], then it is not scientific.  The assertion that "entropy can decrease in a closed system, but it is extremely unlikely, so not observed for all practical purposes" is a belief, not science.  The assertion is not falsifiable (or plausible with respect to the first clause).
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:[[Quantum mechanics]] is the reason the second law exists.  Statistical mechanics was a primitive attempt at explanation prior to discovery of the quantum mechanics.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 19:00, 26 September 2016 (EDT)
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