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This is a tantalizing translation of John 1:1,<ref>See the [[Conservative Bible Project]] for an ongoing effort to bring forth the best rendition in English of the original intent of the Bible.</ref> and it suggests that insight into the universe may be best understood by examining order, and its converse of disorder ([[entropy]]).  A starting point is this:  ''quantifying order''.
 
This is a tantalizing translation of John 1:1,<ref>See the [[Conservative Bible Project]] for an ongoing effort to bring forth the best rendition in English of the original intent of the Bible.</ref> and it suggests that insight into the universe may be best understood by examining order, and its converse of disorder ([[entropy]]).  A starting point is this:  ''quantifying order''.
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There are several examples of highly ordered systems from diverse corners of physics:
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*a wave function collapsed by observation
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*a high concentration of mass
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*a tightly wound orbit, such as [[Mercury]]'s
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*the transmission of light
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*the transmission of electromagnetic waves
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A perpetual ordered system, or a [[perpetual motion machine]], is thought to be impossible by virtue of the [[Second Law of Thermodynamics]].
 
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