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Originally Posted by marsbug
I like that one to, but which side of the line does a hurricane fall?
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Good question. The plot thickens. This article
here, gets around this by saying:
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Consider the following new definition of life: any self-generating system which decreases local entropy levels over the long term
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(my highlights) In other words, hurricanes can be defined away
And from the
wiki page a more modern take:
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In recent years, the thermodynamic interpretation of evolution in relation to entropy has begun to utilize the concept of the Gibbs free energy, rather than entropy. This is because biological processes on earth take place at roughly constant temperature and pressure, a situation in which the Gibbs free energy is an especially useful way to express the second law of thermodynamics
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Ilya good link/article. Thanks. But what's with the all black backgrounds?
