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Creationist scientist [[Henry Morris]] argues that the law of Entropy, also known as the [[Second Law of Thermodynamics]], disproves evolution: "...the Second law, however, that wipes out the theory of evolution. There is a universal process of change, and it is a directional change, but it is not an upward change."<ref>http://www.icr.org/index.php?module=articles&action=view&ID=51</ref> | Creationist scientist [[Henry Morris]] argues that the law of Entropy, also known as the [[Second Law of Thermodynamics]], disproves evolution: "...the Second law, however, that wipes out the theory of evolution. There is a universal process of change, and it is a directional change, but it is not an upward change."<ref>http://www.icr.org/index.php?module=articles&action=view&ID=51</ref> | ||
| − | + | However, the second law allows local decreases of entropy at the expense of an equal or greater increase elsewhere. Furthermore, it is unclear that evolution requires even a local decrease in entropy. | |
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Revision as of 15:39, March 13, 2007
Entropy is a measure of disorder in a system, first postulated by Lazare Carnot in 1803.
Creationist scientist Henry Morris argues that the law of Entropy, also known as the Second Law of Thermodynamics, disproves evolution: "...the Second law, however, that wipes out the theory of evolution. There is a universal process of change, and it is a directional change, but it is not an upward change."[1]
However, the second law allows local decreases of entropy at the expense of an equal or greater increase elsewhere. Furthermore, it is unclear that evolution requires even a local decrease in entropy.