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Author Topic:   Entropy and the immutable law of death
Stile
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Message 9 of 83 (423378)
09-21-2007 4:04 PM
Reply to: Message 6 by Hyroglyphx
09-21-2007 2:33 PM


Workable Energy
nemesis_juggernaut writes:
If there is an abundant supply of energy, why must we die?
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I'm curious to know why it is that while we continue to supply new energy, that we still die anyhow, no matter how we try.
I think you're confusing "energy" with "workable energy". Workable energy can also be thought of as usable energy.
It's the difference between having lots of gas for your car. And having lots of gas for your computer. There may be plenty of energy all around us, but only certain parts can make use of certain kinds.
There are also many different parts to our bodies. The same way you can have lots of gas for your car, but your tires can still go flat. You're still left with a dead car. Or your gas tank itself can get a hole in it. You can have plenty of energy, but without a way to utilize it, it's useless.
Adding enery itself isn't always a good thing either. I mean, you can add energy in the form of a nuclear bomb and things definitely tend to get a lot less organized
But I think that what you're talking about is why our bodies break down. And it's not really entropy at all. It's more that our bodies are just plain made with stuff that rots easily. It's like our bodies are a bucket with holes in it. And as we age, more holes are put into the bucket. We can keep filling the bucket with water, but eventually it doesn't matter, the holes are just going to be too much for any amount of added water to make a difference. That doesn't have anything to do with entropy, just shotty building materials.

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