Is Entropy Natural?

[David Morris]

Does this article give examples of instances **non-biological
systems** "[not] displaying disorganization and decay but [instead]
self-organization and growth?"

I have never thought that biological systems were subject to the laws
of thermodynamics.  Biological systems might be seen as in constant
struggle to survive despite the ever-present and ever-changing threats
presented it by thermodynamic systems.  They might be seen as
anti-thermodynamic.

Any scientists in the house?

David Morris


On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 12:31 PM, Henry <scuffling at gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=how-nature-breaks-the-second-law
> "despite its empirical success, the second law often seems paradoxical. The proposition that systems steadily run down seems at odds with the many instances in nature not only of disorganization and decay but also of self-organization and growth. In addition, the original derivation of the second law has serious theoretical shortcomings. By all rights, the law should not apply as widely as it does."