Is Entropy Natural?

[David Morris]

Thanks for the simple answer re. biological systems.  Biological
adaptation is definitely not entropic by nature.  Instead it
constantly generates new forms of order.

But are crystals more "orderly" than liquid suspensions?  They are
less volatile, I guess...

David Morris

On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 3:21 PM, Glenn Scheper
<glenn_scheper at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Biological systems (either individuals or whole biospheres) are not closed systems, hence the second law of thermodynamics as recently posted is not applicable to them:
>
> I eat;
> The sun shines.
>
> Make hay while the energy flows!
>
> Hey, but what about silver halide crystals forming out of solution?
> Wouldn't that seem to represent an increase of organization?
> What corrects my simple misprison, that ++entropy == --organization?