Objections Due To Entropy
In the mid and late 19th century the concept of Entropy in Thermodynamics was first described by both Rudolph Clausius and William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) and was given mathematical rigor by Boltzmann, who had the pivotal equation inscribed on his gravestone. To the extent it is a correct formulation, it requires disorder in the universe taken as a whole to continually increase and thus demands the universe, or any and all possible multi-verses in total, have a beginning. Because, under the assumptions of natural science, it is logically impossible for physical objects to spring into existence without a physical cause, many invoke a supernatural being, or God, as the creator of the universe from nothing “ex nihilo”. As such, this argument concerning entropy does not strictly bear on the current functioning of the universe, which is well described by the laws of thermodynamics, but rather on the origin of these laws and thus the possibility of a higher order than can be described by physics alone.
Read more about this topic: Clockwork Universe Theory
Famous quotes containing the words objections, due and/or entropy:
“Miss Western: Tell me, child, what objections can you have to the young gentleman?
Sophie: A very solid objection, in my opinion. I hate him.
Miss Western: Well, I have known many couples who have entirely disliked each other, lead very comfortable, genteel lives.”
—John Osborne (1929–1994)
“The Oriental philosophy approaches easily loftier themes than the modern aspires to; and no wonder if it sometimes prattle about them. It only assigns their due rank respectively to Action and Contemplation, or rather does full justice to the latter. Western philosophers have not conceived of the significance of Contemplation in their sense.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Just as the constant increase of entropy is the basic law of the universe, so it is the basic law of life to be ever more highly structured and to struggle against entropy.”
—Václav Havel (b. 1936)