Can you explain what the Second Law of Thermodynamics is in just a sentence or two?
I can cut and paste like anyone else. But what I can also do is reason pretty well. I can deduce with some certainty that the processes of life -- metabolism, photosynthesis, learning, etc. -- do not violate any physical laws.
I also know that all of the mechanisms required for evolution to work have been observed. I note that evolution is analogous to learning, in that uncoordinated behavior is shaped by consequensess.
Now I am waiting for someone to tell me specifically what biochemical process required for evolution, metabolism, photosynthesis, learning, etc., violates a law of physics.
Do you want the classical thermodynamic explanation, the CT entropy explanation or the statistical mechanics explanation?
Classical Thermodynamic: Heat tends to spontaneously move from a concentrated state to a dispersed state. Simply put, heat tends to move from a higher temperature system to a lower temperature environment, spreading out if possible.
Classical entropy: The change in entropy is a measurement of the amount of heat dispersed. The amount of heat no longer available to the 'system' to produce work.
Statistical mechanics entropy: The disorder in a system, determined by the number of microstates possible without affecting the description of the macrostate, expressed as the log of a probability.
In a nutshell, it's that everything in a [closed] system moves from order to disorder. That is, the amount of entropy (disorder) in the system increases over time. There are simply no exceptions to this law. I think the point being made here is that evolution requires order from disorder. If that's the case, it can't happen. Please note that I am not taking a position on this because I haven't bothered to actually keep up with the arguments.