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Old 10-23-2003, 12:39 PM  
MattO
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Originally posted by DonovanPhillips


Once again... the point was ENTROPY. Not car parts.

Unrelated "building blocks" do NOT become MORE complex. Entropy. Less complexity. More DISORDER and RANDOMNESS.

Entropy as you are talking about, is used in the context of an open system. The Earth is a closed system, fueled by the sun.

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Snowflakes, sand dunes, tornadoes, stalactites, graded river beds, and lightning are just a few examples of order coming from disorder in nature; none require an intelligent program to achieve that order.
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