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Creationist arguments thread
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RE: Creationist arguments thread
Probably the worst I've ever seen is mentioned in one of the texts I had for a class called The Philosophy of Science. The book is called [n]Science and Unreason[/b], by Radner and Radner. On page 7 they give state this arguement (which is used as an example of a bogus arguement)
Quote:According to the second law of thermodynamics, every reversible change in a closed system increases the entropy of the system. (Entropy is defined as the measure of the quantity of energy unavailable for work, or as the measure of the disorder of the system.) Evolution is an irreversible process which results in an increase of of order and available energy. Thus the theory of evolution contradicts the second law of thermodynamics. Creationism, far from being inconsistent with teh second law, implies it. Since God created ther world in a perfect state, any spontaneous change now going on in it is toward increasing disorder.
What I hate about this kind of thing is that Creationists are using the readers lack of understanding of physics against them. People who use these kinds of arguements really irritate me.

Pete
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Creationist arguments thread - by Brick-top - August 25, 2008 at 3:34 pm
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by Tiberius - August 25, 2008 at 3:38 pm
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by Jason Jarred - August 25, 2008 at 7:15 pm
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by Tiberius - August 25, 2008 at 7:39 pm
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by Akula - August 25, 2008 at 10:53 pm
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by Jason Jarred - August 26, 2008 at 12:12 am
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by BettyValentine - August 26, 2008 at 5:38 am
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by Brick-top - August 26, 2008 at 7:54 am
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by StewartP - August 26, 2008 at 10:39 am
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by Brick-top - August 26, 2008 at 4:57 pm
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by Akula - August 27, 2008 at 8:56 pm
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by StewartP - August 28, 2008 at 4:52 am
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by Meatball - August 26, 2008 at 1:33 pm
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by Darwinian - August 26, 2008 at 1:40 pm
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by Brick-top - August 28, 2008 at 9:00 am
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by Tiberius - August 26, 2008 at 2:29 pm
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by StewartP - August 26, 2008 at 3:28 pm
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by Pete - September 1, 2008 at 5:46 pm
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by Brick-top - September 2, 2008 at 1:03 pm
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by StewartP - September 2, 2008 at 1:12 pm
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by Brick-top - September 2, 2008 at 1:18 pm
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by Edwardo Piet - September 22, 2008 at 7:32 am
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by Meatball - September 22, 2008 at 11:29 pm
RE: Creationist arguments thread - by Jason Jarred - September 23, 2008 at 7:37 pm

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