To: Cogadh na Sith
The Third Law does imply finite entropy for a finite universe.
An infinite universe theory must deal with Olbers' Paradox. (Soviet astronomers liked to invoke th anthropic principle to get around this paradox; it fit well with Marxist political theory.)
171 posted on
10/26/2004 9:15:50 PM PDT by
Doctor Stochastic
(Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
To: Doctor Stochastic
The Third Law does imply finite entropy for a finite universe. Yeah, but I always kinda thought that the 'infinite universe paradox' was akin to Zeno's Paradox in that "it just doesn't work that way..." LOL
177 posted on
10/26/2004 9:21:40 PM PDT by
Cogadh na Sith
(--Scots Gaelic: 'War or Peace'--)
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