Jay Hanson wrote:
>
> From: Eva Durant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >You ignored the point I tried to make;
> >borroing expressions from physics such as
> >entropy
> >and using them willy-nilly to make
> >an economic or social statement
> >look as pseudoscientific as astrology
> >is.
>
> You are out of date Eva. I am not borrowing terms from physics. The laws of
> thermodynamics are now part of the sustainability literature at all levels.
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Yes, Archimedes lived before anybody could know
anything.
Just how does it fit in with this *entroy* scientc/scientism/
mythology when a person discovers a new use for something
which enables a very small application of physical force
to accomplish large and, even better, "higher-order"
structural integrations of aspects of the world? Suppose
someone found a bread mold that would cure AIDS --
something which could be easily and cheaply produced,
and which would cure all the AIDS victims. I would like
to understand how this would result in a net *increase*
in the entropy of the world.
Of course, the "entropy" metaphor applies well indeed to
people working hard but not smart!
\brad mccormick
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