2 ms·
So many references to thermodynamics here, which is entirely irrelevant unless you choose "immortality" to mean surviving the death of the sun. The world in wh
by omnicognate 2y ago
So many references to thermodynamics here, which is entirely irrelevant unless you choose "immortality" to mean surviving the death of the sun.
The world in which we live and die is very far from thermodynamic equilibrium. A reasonable definition of escaping mortality is being able to continue to live as long as the environment continues to support life, which involves it providing suitable energy gradients, which the sun will continue to do for a very, very long time relative to a normal human lifespan. The second law of thermodynamics does not preclude this.
The second law of thermodynamics is also not some quasi-mystical curse of doom, and it's not about "disorder" either, but that's a whole other discussion.