Still haven't finished the books, 'The Information'.. etc. Just had cataract surgery.. but I did have a long drawn out series of conversations on Twitter.. My handle @MikeBravoYanky lots of flack but over a 1000 page reviews of my blog.. with no substantive counter arguments to date.
However in the course of the discussion re 2nd Law of Thermodynamics 'SLOT' as I apply it to the creation of DNA.. I had a question about photosynthesis.. Actually a comment from one who said the SLOT does not apply to open systems such as life on earth. To which I replied "Show me one where it doesn't work".. To which they replied "Photosynthesis". Well to get an evolutionist reference (one of theirs) I had Brian Cox "Wonders of Life" on hand.. page 108 'The Origin of Life's Order'..
He states.. my words in [...]
"The" [SLOT] "which states that entropy (disorder) must always... stay constant or increase in any natural process, applies strictly to the whole Universe, and not just a part of the Universe, unless that part is totally isolated from everything else - which is in practice ... impossible."
So agreeing with my opponent.. BUT then he goes on to say..
"To be specific when we consider the thermodynamics of photosynthesis, we must consider both the incoming energy from the sun and the outgoing energy released as heat during the chemical reaction, as well as the carbon dioxide, water and glucose. If we do that, we will find the entropy of the whole system, including incoming photons (sun)... and all the outgoing photons (heat), will indeed rise."
So contrary to what he said.. the SLOT does apply to life subsystems like photosynthesis and can be demonstrated to do so!
Am I missing something here..
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