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Does evolution run contrary to the second law of thermodynamics?

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Does evolution run contrary to the second law of thermodynamics?

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“In simple terms, the second law is an expression of the fact that over time, ignoring the effects of self-gravity, differences in temperature, pressure, and density tend to even out in a physical system that is isolated from the outside world. Entropy is a measure of how far along this evening-out process has progressed.” This is a matter of physics, not one affecting diverse biological ecosysytems and living organsims, so your question is esentially apples and oranges. Evolution deals with the interaction between an ecosystem and the organisms that live within it that must adapt to changes to that system, thus it is not “isolated from the outside world” as described above. All organisms are complex — as complex as they need to be to survive.if there is no need to adapt or evolve, they remainthe same, but mostsystem are not closedand uncahngeable,but change ocer timedue toexternal events. If the environment becomes more complex then the organisms must become more complex as well to s

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