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Re:Anil Seth Finds Consciousness in Life’s Push Against Entropy by TedDoesntTalk on Saturday October 02, 2021 @03:38AM (#28726777)
> Life exists because it increases the entropy in the universe

Life causes entropy, but do you literally mean it exists because it increases entropy? I don’t see the connection, only that life causes entropy. Can you explain?

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Re:Anil Seth Finds Consciousness in Life’s Push Against Entropy by systemsignal on Saturday October 02, 2021 @02:42PM (#28730933)
Not a great answer but basically everything that occurs in this Universe must increase the overall entropy of the universe (second law)

Of course local entropy can decrease, hopefully in a way that is beneficial to our little corner of the universe :)

Would recommend Schrodingers “what is life” if interested further in life/entropy

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