Life on Earth older than thought?

Letum · 05-20-09, 04:41 PM

That fundie quote annoys me doubly because high entropy stated can be well
ordered and it seams a common mistake to think otherwise. It leads to false
ideas like the Boltzmann Brain Paradox.

Ed to expand:
because causal chains that follow simple patterns or rules can form complex,
highly ordered states whilst resulting in a overall increase in entropy.
The B.Brain paradox is wrong because it does not recognize that there are
many (many, many!) starting conditions that can lead to the causal chain
consciousness, there is a certain inevitability about it, given enough time
and space, whilst there are relatively few conditions that are Boltzmann Brians.

ed2: This is a personal bugbear for me.

05-20-09, 04:41 PM	#3
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	That fundie quote annoys me doubly because high entropy stated can be well ordered and it seams a common mistake to think otherwise. It leads to false ideas like the Boltzmann Brain Paradox. Ed to expand: because causal chains that follow simple patterns or rules can form complex, highly ordered states whilst resulting in a overall increase in entropy. The B.Brain paradox is wrong because it does not recognize that there are many (many, many!) starting conditions that can lead to the causal chain consciousness, there is a certain inevitability about it, given enough time and space, whilst there are relatively few conditions that are Boltzmann Brians. ed2: This is a personal bugbear for me. __________________ Last edited by Letum; 05-20-09 at 04:55 PM.