I would also note that the inexact replication of genetic material is a manifestation (or consequence, depending on one's point of view) of the second law. Not only does evolutionary theory not violate the seecond law, it seems to be a consequence thereof.
"Not only does evolutionary theory not violate the seecond law, it seems to be a consequence thereof."
That is my point. The creation of local order at the expense of greater universal disorder is actually a preferred entropy state. I'm sure you can see that, but telling it to some of the creationists is a futile endeavor.
Still, the beauty of entropy DRIVING evolution is quite breathtaking. So, evolution is safe, the intriguing question is whetheer there is a deterministic direction to evolution, is there a gradient and direction leading to a unique endpoint, or is the endpoint non-deterministic?
I do not see that this follows at all. By simply adding sufficient redundancy, replication error can be reduced to any desired level of insignificance. In any case, I don't see how even perfectly exact replication is contrary to the second law, so long as the free energy is expended in the process.