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Old Oct 20, 2005, 11:48 am   #787 (permalink) (top)
gallo
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got a question, with a vacuum outside of the earth, there is nowhere that the entropy can go to, because entropy is directly connected to matter and energy, because it has to do with heat. since there is little to no matter outside of earth's atmosphere, please explain where all the entropy goes, because the sun, moon and planets seem to be unaffected. so much entropy would have to affect something, and since it doesnt affect the earth, and the stellar bodies in our solar system are unaffected, what accepts the entropy? if it were one of the other stellar bodies in our solar system, one of them would be in a high state of disarray, and maybe even in a disentegrating orbit. in order for so much energy to be used up on earth, energy conservation laws dictate that everything that is affected by a single process is considered part of the system, meaning that, in the big picture, the entirety of space would be part of the system. now given that there is nothing outside the unseen boundaries of space, there is nothing that can work on the universe from the outside naturally. working from this basis, you have to assume that there is either 1.) no boundaries to space and the amount of energy is unlimited, which is a direct contradiction of the laws of physics, which state that there is a limited amount of energy, and nothing can create or destroy it naturally, or 2.) there is a boundary to space and the amount of entropy has to stay the same or increase, meaning that, overall, evolution is impossible.
Thank you for demonstrating your ignorance of thermodynamics and entropy. Wouldn't it be better to at least learn the basics of what you are arguing? Why make yourself look like such a fool? You can't seriously believe that the earth doesn't receive any energy input from the sun, can you? You can't seriously think that entropy is a substance, like a pile of peas, that has to "go somewhere." What does your babble about space and the universe have to do with local and temporary decreases in entropy on earth? Of course entropy increases. Just as I said before, local decreases are possible if there is a corresponding increase that is equal to or greater than the decrease that occurs elsewhere. As I pointed out, a snowflake is a decrease in entropy. The growth of an embryo is a decrease in entropy.

Learn what you are talking about, please.
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