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To: WildTurkey; betty boop
Thank you for your reply and the two challenges! The first one I did not understand at all. Would you kindly rephrase it? On to the second point:

2) Evolution is impossible since it contradicts the 2nd law of thermodynamics (entropy).

The Theory of Evolution does not contradict any physical laws. Young Earth Creationism, OTOH, requires a contradiction of physical laws - i.e. a "miracle". Intelligent Design objections do not contradict physical laws.

It is however a most important feature of life - which sets it apart from non-life and death that the reduction of uncertainty in the receiver or molecular machine in going from a before state to an after state (Shannon, information) dissipates energy to the local surroundings (2nd law of thermodynamics).

Channel Capacity of Molecular Machines and Energy Dissipation from Molecular Machines

IOW, living systems must pay the thermodynamic tab. It is the manner in which that is accomplished which distinguishes that which is alive from that which is dead or not alive. (Information Theory and Molecular Biology)

1,545 posted on 02/02/2005 12:27:33 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: Alamo-Girl
The first one I did not understand at all. Would you kindly rephrase it?

Thank you. As to the first. There is a website (as soon as I find it I will post it) that has a "detailed" statistical evalution assuming certain parameters as to cell structure and years available, etc. that concludes that the possibility of the number of "random" changes inoder to end with the present "man" is statisticaly too many (very low probability) for the number of years and (wave the hand) evolution is therefore impossible.

1,555 posted on 02/02/2005 12:36:41 PM PST by WildTurkey (When will CBS Retract and Apologize?)
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