BIOL 1201 Lecture : Lecture 1 Bio
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"on the second law of thermodynamics entropy and evolution. A letter in the advocate newspaper against the theory of evolution said: To simplify [the second law of thermomdynamics] for the sake of brevity, if all things are equal, things descend from a state of order to a state of chaos. A good modern-day example is the wear and tear on a car. When you buy a new car, it will decline over the years. In nature, things degenerate and become less viable over time. Things have gone from a state of chaos [a pool of goo] to the most highly developed creature that could ever be imagined, the human being. Good point, but what"s the author forgetting? constant source of energy to make them better (sun) Sun sends energy to plants that take energy to chemicals. -order living things have order, rock is a rock. -response to environment rock doesn"t respond to environment, but livings will.
