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Talk:Second Law of Thermodynamics (view source)
Revision as of 01:33, July 7, 2012
, 01:33, July 7, 2012→Zero sum game ==Liberal abuse of the second law of thermodynamics==
What is discussed might be more accurately considered a type of Pareto effiency. A pareto improvement is one which causes no loss to other people. It has nothing to do with zero sum games. None of this has much to do with the 2nd law of thermodynamics, as far as I can infer. [[User:LucoDaw|LucoDaw]] 00:22, 6 July 2012 (EDT)
What is discussed might be more accurately considered a type of Pareto effiency. A pareto improvement is one which causes no loss to other people. It has nothing to do with zero sum games. None of this has much to do with the 2nd law of thermodynamics, as far as I can infer. [[User:LucoDaw|LucoDaw]] 00:22, 6 July 2012 (EDT)
:The section is correct in stating that free-market economics is ''not'' a zero-sum game, and that the Second Law of Thermodynamics is not a great analogy for natural resource economics. However, that does not necessarily mean that there are no limits to economic growth. Also, there is no evidence given that "it has become common in recent years for environmentalists to claim that the second law of thermodynamics implies limits to economic growth." (There is no indication that this is a widespread belief.) --[[User:Randall7|Randall7]] 21:33, 6 July 2012 (EDT)