Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal by Zach Weinersmith for April 27, 2015
April 26, 2015
April 28, 2015
Transcript:
Nice try, evolutionist! But the second law of thermodynamics disproves evolution. The second law of thermodynamics: life on earth can't get more complex because that would require more energy, and the sun doesn't exist.
Besides, life only defies physics for a short time, and then conforms to gravity and room temperature.And its rejection of obvious physics is all explainable by technical loopholes that can be exploited easily.Presuming that complexity equals total energetic difference is likely an error in generalization.
From “http://www.allaboutscience.org/second-law-of-thermodynamics.htm”Second Law of Thermodynamics -
In the Beginning…The implications of the Second Law of Thermodynamics are considerable. The universe is constantly losing usable energy and never gaining. We logically conclude the universe is not eternal. The universe had a finite beginning — the moment at which it was at “zero entropy” (its most ordered possible state). Like a wind-up clock, the universe is winding down, as if at one point it was fully wound up and has been winding down ever since. The question is who wound up the clock?
The theological implications are obvious. NASA Astronomer Robert Jastrow commented on these implications when he said, “Theologians generally are delighted with the proof that the universe had a beginning, but astronomers are curiously upset. It turns out that the scientist behaves the way the rest of us do when our beliefs are in conflict with the evidence.” (Robert Jastrow, God and the Astronomers, 1978, p. 16.)
Jastrow went on to say, “For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, the story ends like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountains of ignorance; he is about to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the final rock, he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for centuries.” (God and the Astronomers, p. 116.)
It seems the Cosmic Egg that was the birth of our universe logically requires a Cosmic Chicken… – See more at: http://www.allaboutscience.org/second-law-of-thermodynamics.htm#sthash.nnSP3xwq.dpuf
Using simplified principles of chemistry, the more complex an organism, the more quickly it consumes energy. That increase provides the necessary “activation energy” to supply subsequent higher life forms, which in turn consume even more. Therefore, entropy actually FAVORS evolution!
I may believe in a Creator, but if that same being gave us our capacity for observation and understanding, it would be pretty stupid to close our minds to the conclusions that we derive from observing our universe. When a fellow believer abuses good science in a refusal to expand their God-given intellect, I picture a heavenly palm slapping a haloed head. (This happens WAY too often)
Brass Orchid Premium Member over 9 years ago
Besides, life only defies physics for a short time, and then conforms to gravity and room temperature.And its rejection of obvious physics is all explainable by technical loopholes that can be exploited easily.Presuming that complexity equals total energetic difference is likely an error in generalization.
Ida No over 9 years ago
You can’t win.You can’t break even.And you can’t get out of the game.Top that, evolutionist!
Olddog1 over 9 years ago
The laws apply to a closed system. The earth is not a closed system, as it receives energy from the sun.
emptc12 over 9 years ago
We’re on battery power for a while. Sol has Energizer beat to heck: The Energizer Sunny?
Darque Hellmutt over 9 years ago
In the Beginning…The implications of the Second Law of Thermodynamics are considerable. The universe is constantly losing usable energy and never gaining. We logically conclude the universe is not eternal. The universe had a finite beginning — the moment at which it was at “zero entropy” (its most ordered possible state). Like a wind-up clock, the universe is winding down, as if at one point it was fully wound up and has been winding down ever since. The question is who wound up the clock?
The theological implications are obvious. NASA Astronomer Robert Jastrow commented on these implications when he said, “Theologians generally are delighted with the proof that the universe had a beginning, but astronomers are curiously upset. It turns out that the scientist behaves the way the rest of us do when our beliefs are in conflict with the evidence.” (Robert Jastrow, God and the Astronomers, 1978, p. 16.)
Jastrow went on to say, “For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, the story ends like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountains of ignorance; he is about to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the final rock, he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for centuries.” (God and the Astronomers, p. 116.)
It seems the Cosmic Egg that was the birth of our universe logically requires a Cosmic Chicken… – See more at: http://www.allaboutscience.org/second-law-of-thermodynamics.htm#sthash.nnSP3xwq.dpuf
wellis1947 Premium Member over 9 years ago
Religion ALWAYS trumps science because with religion all you need is imagination, whereas with science you have to have reproducible proof.
Grover Premium Member over 9 years ago
Blah Blah Blah. Why are you persecuting me?
Goblinopolis over 9 years ago
I love watching people debate theology and science as they relate to a comic strip.
Seeker149 Premium Member over 9 years ago
Using simplified principles of chemistry, the more complex an organism, the more quickly it consumes energy. That increase provides the necessary “activation energy” to supply subsequent higher life forms, which in turn consume even more. Therefore, entropy actually FAVORS evolution!
I may believe in a Creator, but if that same being gave us our capacity for observation and understanding, it would be pretty stupid to close our minds to the conclusions that we derive from observing our universe. When a fellow believer abuses good science in a refusal to expand their God-given intellect, I picture a heavenly palm slapping a haloed head. (This happens WAY too often)
Brass Orchid Premium Member over 9 years ago
Some. Though painting Aunt Polly’s fence does go faster when you use a broader brush and can get others to do the painting for you.
loner34 over 9 years ago
We know the sun DOES in fact exist, that is proven by the fact that it rotates around the earth!