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I am not sure how second law of thermodynamics comes into play here. We refresh almost all aspects of ourselves not having the same atoms in our body after a de
by tonmoy 6y ago
I am not sure how second law of thermodynamics comes into play here. We refresh almost all aspects of ourselves not having the same atoms in our body after a decade or two. The whole system of the world would still gain entropy even if every living creature on earth was immortal.
- mensetmanusman 6y agoEvery ordered system is a local entropy reduction that is compensated by a larger entropy gain somewhere else (usually in the form of heat) to satisfy the 2nd law (which is an arrow of time). We can calculate the minimum entropy right after the big bang, and can estimate the maximum entropy after the heat death of the visible universe. We are about half way there.
- Gunax 6y agoI suppose that's literally true, but living for a million years would be effectively immortal but is still no where close to heat-death-of-the-universe long.
- mensetmanusman 6y agoI wonder what the practical upper limit is. Like, 100 million miles accident fatalities would contribute to said limit.