Newton's Second Law
January
13, 2006
A
technical description of Newton's Second Law of Thermodynamics is this: "the
total entropy
of any thermodynamically isolated system tends to increase over time,
approaching a maximum value."[1]
In English, we would say that "Everything is running down."
Common Illustrations
We can see illustrations
of entropy everywhere. Buildings left alone become ruins. Erosion reduces
mountains to hills. All creatures eventually die. Given enough time, even the
sun will burn out.
The Problem with Evolution
While entropy is an undisputed foundation of science, Evolution
requires a decrease in entropy--in other words, a progression from less order to
more. From nothing, the Big Bang exploded. From floating gasses, planets and
stars were formed. From chemicals came life. From life came humanity.
The Closed System Loophole
Evolution's
believers are quick to point out that the earth is not a "closed system," and
therefore, there could have been temporary, localized "reversals" of the Second
Law. Could this loophole allow for biological evolution to have taken place on
earth?
While the earth is certainly "localized" (it is only one of many
planets in the Universe), the "reversals" needed to account for biological
evolution are not temporary. For biological evolution to have happened, these
"reversals" would have needed to be sustained over the entire history of the
earth.
Even if the "loophole" could account for life on earth, it does
not solve the bigger problem: the Universe certainly is a closed
system, and the Law certainly does apply. Even if some parts of Evolution could
be explained by this loophole, the rest of the theory falls flat. Evolution
seeks to explain the origin of everything, not just life. The Second Law
certainly does apply to "everything."
Only a Creator
Only a Creator could have reversed the winding down of the
machinery of the Universe. Only a Creator could have built that machinery in the
first place.
Copyright © 2006 by Tony Isaac