: Fraid you got it backwards. Maximum entropy means a descent into ultimate
: chaos - the dissolution of matter. As per Webster's, entropy is "the
: tendency for all matter and energy in the universe to evolve toward a
: state of inert uniformity." An empty universe has no entropy only
: becuase it has no substance. But a universe with substance has increasing
: entropy with decreasing structure. There is a very good book from many
: years back titled The River that Runs Uphill . If you think of the energy
: associated with entropy as you think of gravity, entropy increases (energy
: is released) when matter decays. The evolution of life invoves the
: creation of structures of increasing complexity and decreasing entropy.
: Life is in effect the opposite of chaos - it flows uphill.
No no, the sort of chaos I was referring to is like that of a fractal. Complex. "Order" would result in a uniform Universe, ie. one where every point is the same. Empty.
