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By evolution I mean change towards more sophisticated states of being. Entropy decreases in lifeforms and increases in the universe. The former process helps t
by ETH_start 4y ago
By evolution I mean change towards more sophisticated states of being.
Entropy decreases in lifeforms and increases in the universe. The former process helps to accelerate the universal rise of entropy, so is entirely consistent with the universe.
In the end, according to our current understanding, yes, entropy rises until it consumes all energy, and no more life is possible, but that is many trillions of years in the future, and until that time, the nature of the universe is to create ever more sophisticated life.
- sph 4y agoI think we fundamentally disagree on nature vs. universe. What you ascribe to universe, I ascribe to nature, as seen on Earth and, as far as we know, nowhere else in the universe. The universe doesn't evolve. The universe doesn't create sophisticated life. It just is, and changes, and moves toward entropy. Nature is just a very small and very young system within that, by pure chance or other unknown factors, has managed to move a little upstream.
- ETH_start 4y agoMy understanding is that entropy drives both the emergence and progression of evolution, and evolution drives the expansion of life, making a universe teeming with life inevitable, simply by consequence of the laws of physics and the physical properties of our universe. There is good indication that evolution began long before the Earth, and the classical life on it, emerged: https://www.technologyreview.com/2013/04/15/113741/moores-law-and-the-origin-of-life/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2013/04/15/113741/moores-la...
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