I'm sure your right about this, Patrick. And I do apologize to the Professor.
However, in my own defense, I must say this. While I haven't the slightest doubt that RWP is a first-rate scientist and I am not, he could at least have given me the credit for knowing that Newton has a second law of motion, as well as a second law of thermodynamics. From the context in which I was writing, it should have been crystal clear to him that I was speaking of the latter. The word "entropy" came up, and that should have been the tip-off.
In short, RWP's comments seemed like a gratuitous swipe at me. Forgive me for noticing, but this stratagem is often used around here, not to advance reasoned, civil discourse, but to to shut down the debate altogether. I have very little patience for that sort of thing.
Thanks for your very kind and kindly-meant intercession here, Patrick.
To be honest, "entropy" never came up in your post and I too, was lost when you talked about Boltzmann "reinterpreting" Newton's second law (remember my post?)
Aaargh! I guess I need to repeat this yet again!