From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Wed Jan 17 2001 - 12:14:37 MST
From: "Technotranscendence" <neptune@mars.superlink.net>
> At first glance, this is somewhat similar to the argument in _Evolution
as
> Entropy_.
Yes, it has some parallels, I suppose. Anyway, for me to feel comfortable
with this terminology, I'd like to see the term extropy correspond to
evolution, and entropy to devolution. That makes more sense to me. The
only kind of evolution that I can see as entropic would involve a change
in the meaning of evolution such that it implies a movement toward the
heat death of the universe. To me, that connotes the devolution of
complexity.
Stay hungry,
--J. R.
3M TA3
Useless hypotheses: consciousness, phlogiston, philosophy, vitalism, mind,
free will
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