The second law of thermodynamics states that entropy, a measure of randomness, cannot decrease in a isolated system.
Our planet is not an isolated or closed system, so there is no conflict.
It is really upsetting to hear the argument of 2nd law of thermodynamics used to disprove biological evolution. I can safely say that whoever uses this argument does not know or understand what the 2nd law says, let alone the rest of the laws of thermodynamics. This argument has been used for over fifty years and we still find it in creationist’s literature. The more I read their literature the more I become convinced that they are purposefully passing false information to further their cause. They tend to misquote, take quotes out of context, or plainly edit information misguiding their readers. Contrary to what creationists think, there is no law of entropy, specifically what we do have is the the 2nd Law of Thermodynamic. Before we define the 2nd Law we must first understand what an open, close, and isolated system is. If anything can pass into, or out of, a system, we identify at as an open system. If only matter can pass into, or out of, a system, but not energy, then we identify it as a closed system. If neither matter nor energy can pass into, or out of, systems, then we identify it as an isolated system. The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics is defined as the entropy of any isolated system not in thermal equilibrium almost always increases. What creationists tend to leave out is the word “isolated” from the definition, deliberately misinforming their readers.
http://freethinkerperspective.blogspot.com/2012/06/2nd-law-of-thermodynamics_20.html
Why Evolution Does Not Contradict The Second Law Of Thermodynamics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBITz7WE6WE
http://atheism.about.com/library/glossary/evolution/bldef_secondlaw.htm
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Second_law_of_thermodynamics
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Talk:Second_law_of_thermodynamics
Thermodynamics, Evolution and Creationism
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/thermo.html
The Second Law of Thermodynamics: Enough Already!
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/daylightatheism/essays/the-second-law-of-thermodynamics-enough-already/
Creationist Misunderstanding, Misrepresentation, and Misuse of the Second Law of Thermodynamics
http://ncse.com/cej/2/2/creationist-misunderstanding-misrepresentation-misuse-second
Evolution as Described by the Second Law of Thermodynamics
http://phys.org/news137679868.html
Creationists Loves Them Some Thermodynamics!
http://scienceblogs.com/evolutionblog/2013/07/09/creationists-loves-them-some-thermodynamics/
Does Evolution Have a Thermodynamics Problem?
http://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/does_evolution_have_a_thermodynamics_problem/
http://physics.gmu.edu/~roerter/EvolutionEntropy.htm
http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=441
http://www.skeptical-science.com/science/claim-law-thermodynamics-disproves-evolution-nope/
Five Major Misconceptions about Evolution: Evolution violates the 2nd law of thermodynamics
A short and to-the-point answer to this creationist claim.
An Index to Creationist Claims: 2nd Law of Thermodynamics and Information Theory
Brief replies to various thermodynamics claims by antievolutionists.
The Second Law of Thermodynamics, Evolution, and Probability
Does evolution violate the second law of thermodynamics? Creationists say yes. This article describes in detail why the creationists are wrong.
Attributing False Attributes to Thermodynamics
Creationists have created a ‘voodoo’ thermodynamics based solely on metaphors in order to convince those not familiar with real thermodynamics that their sectarian religious views have scientific validity.
Can the mathematically quantifiable concept of entropy be equated to the common-sense notion of “disorder” in any meaningful way? John Pieper answers this question, incorporating Boltzmann’s entropy equation and the field of science called statistical mechanics, concluding that the only way “disorder” is defined in a thermodynamic sense is no help to creationists’ arguments against evolution.
Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics!
Chemist Frank L. Lambert gives an accessible introduction to the second law of thermodynamics. It includes a section on evolution and the second law. The same author also has written a much longer treatment of the second law and Entropy is Simple… which deals with some road blocks to understanding the second law.
The Second Law of Thermodynamics in the Context of the Christian Faith
A chemical engineer with strong background in thermodynamics who is also an evangelical Christian debunks creationist thermodynamics claims.
Entropy, God and Evolution A physicist and Christian shows that argument that evolution violates the second law is wrong.
Evolution versus a basic law of nature
ChristainAnswers.Net presentation of the claim that evolution violates the second law.
Thermodynamics vs. Evolutionism
Creationist rebuttal to two FAQs in this section by Timothy Wallace of the True.Origin Archive.
January 2003 Feedback: Ilya Prigogine Quote
Chris Ho-Stuart replies to an apparent copy-and-paste from the Wallace article which quotes out-of-context a winner of the Nobel Prize in physics.
The Second Law of Thermodynamics: Answers to Critics
Jonathan Sarfati of Answers in Genesis tries to support the use of the second law to refute evolution.
Creationism Versus Physical Science
Physicist Stephen G. Brush writing for The American Physical Society shows that creationism is as much a threat to physics as it is a threat to biology. He deals with thermodynamics and other physical claims that evolution deniers make.Thermodynamics for Two, Please
R.J. Riggins gives us a light-hearted look at thermodynamics for the technically challenged.
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