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title: Evolution does not contradict the Second Law
date: "2001-08-15T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1705
description: Access simple and detailed resources explaining why biological evolution does not contradict the second law of thermodynamics, specifically highlighting the distinction between open and closed systems and the role of external energy sources.
keywords: [evolution, thermodynamics, entropy, second law, open systems, physics]
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A [simple](http://world.std.com/~lo/96.01/0605.html) and [detailed](http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/thermo/probability.html) explanation for why evolution does not contradict the second law of thermodynamics.