Why does "entropy increase as time passes"?

I didn't understand your argument very well, but perhaps you might be interested in this:

Entropy has left the domain of physics and is better understood in terms of information theory. Essentially, entropy is a measure of the amount of information in a system: the more information, the more entropy. The reason entropy increases with time should be obvious: time just happens to be the phenomenon of creating information. So entropy increases with time almost by definition.

Almost. In particular circumstances, entropy can actually be reversed with time. That is possible because time is also responsible for loss of information (which we experience as 'forgetting'). The trick to reverse the entropy of a closed system is to figure out how to lose information without producing more than is lost. No one has found a way so far, except in theoretical scenarios such as Maxwell's demon.

Hope this helps.

• Thanks! - harvey1 - July 21, 2003 - 14:43 UTC
• Entropy in physics - kantolfir2 - July 21, 2003 - 15:00 UTC
  • re Entropy in physics - mikelev - July 21, 2003 - 15:31 UTC
    • re: Entropy in biological information theory - kantolfir2 - July 21, 2003 - 16:18 UTC
      • You are correct - mikelev - July 21, 2003 - 16:31 UTC
        • A Meta-Universe is found - kantolfir2 - July 21, 2003 - 16:57 UTC
          • Physics and biology - mikelev - July 21, 2003 - 17:48 UTC
            • Math and Logic in Physics and Biology - quiet - July 21, 2003 - 19:38 UTC
              • M & L - mikelev - July 21, 2003 - 20:04 UTC
                • the eye of the needle - carefuluniverse - July 21, 2003 - 22:12 UTC
                • the eye of the needle (temporarily improved italics) - carefuluniverse - July 21, 2003 - 22:14 UTC
                  • Deity? - mikelev - July 22, 2003 - 12:42 UTC
                    • Thanks, I'll have two (one before the other) - carefuluniverse - July 22, 2003 - 18:05 UTC
                      • Freedom costs a lot of money - mikelev - July 22, 2003 - 18:45 UTC
                        • oh yeah - carefuluniverse - July 22, 2003 - 19:38 UTC
                          • Freedom - mikelev - July 22, 2003 - 19:53 UTC
                            • Freedom derives in part from social engineering (called laws) - carefuluniverse - July 23, 2003 - 06:47 UTC
        • And by the way... - kantolfir2 - July 21, 2003 - 17:05 UTC
        • Which parts of children's intelligence are mature? - sillyuniverse - July 31, 2003 - 17:59 UTC
  • Hi Mike and M.L. - dolphin - July 23, 2003 - 08:19 UTC
    • ? - mikelev - July 23, 2003 - 13:56 UTC
    • Hi Alan and M.L. - carefuluniverse - July 23, 2003 - 19:49 UTC
      • thanks - dolphin - July 23, 2003 - 22:04 UTC
      • Okay, your thesis solves none of your problems with cash or time - quiet - July 24, 2003 - 00:07 UTC
      • Entropy is optional? - mikelev - July 24, 2003 - 14:49 UTC
        • M.L. : Entropy IS optional if we DESIGN successfully - carefuluniverse - July 24, 2003 - 16:01 UTC
        • To Michael Levine - dolphin - July 25, 2003 - 04:19 UTC
          • You shouldn't say those things aloud - the walls have ears! - mikelev - July 25, 2003 - 13:10 UTC
            • This is different! - dolphin - July 27, 2003 - 06:04 UTC
        • By the way - dolphin - July 25, 2003 - 04:20 UTC
      • Hi Mike. Come on Dr. Dick! Don't you get it? - dolphin - July 25, 2003 - 05:42 UTC