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Re: Why there is life
The measure of disorder (in thermodynamics) includes the system and the surroundings. Therefore a system (like life) can increase in complexity as long as the amount of disorder of the system and surroundings increases. Since more ordered systems give off more energy to the surroundings as heat trasnfer, increasing complexity is not at odds with thermodynamic theory. Hope that helps.
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