Entropy and the Origin of Life

Origin

Kirsch's central scientific discovery about life as a dissipative structure.

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The Miller-Urey Experiment The Miller-Urey Experiment from "Origin". A Failed Attempt The Primordial Soup Miller and Urey tried to create life from chemicals. They failed and left the vials.

The Miller-Urey Experiment from "Origin". A Failed Attempt The Primordial Soup Miller and Urey tried to create life from chemicals. They failed and left the vials.

A Failed Attempt The Primordial Soup Miller and Urey tried to create life from chemicals. They failed and left the vials. The Rediscovery In 2007, new analysis showed more complex compounds. Kirsch used this as a starting point.

Jeremy England's Theory Jeremy England's Theory from "Origin". A New Physics Dissipation-Driven Adaptation Physicist Jeremy England proposes that matter self-organizes to dissipate energy.

Jeremy England's Theory from "Origin". A New Physics Dissipation-Driven Adaptation Physicist Jeremy England proposes that matter self-organizes to dissipate energy.

A New Physics Dissipation-Driven Adaptation Physicist Jeremy England proposes that matter self-organizes to dissipate energy. This is the foundation for life's origin. Kirsch's Implementation Kirsch programs his computer to maximize entropy, resulting in the simulation of life.

The Simulation The Simulation from "Origin". A Digital Creation The Missing Ingredient Kirsch's first simulation failed. He added the goal of energy dissipation, and life emerged.

The Simulation from "Origin". A Digital Creation The Missing Ingredient Kirsch's first simulation failed. He added the goal of energy dissipation, and life emerged.

A Digital Creation The Missing Ingredient Kirsch's first simulation failed. He added the goal of energy dissipation, and life emerged. The Result DNA formed, then evolution. The simulation proved that life is an inevitable result of physics.

The Implications The Implications from "Origin". A Paradigm Shift No God Required Kirsch declares that life needs no divine creator. The universe itself creates life. The Reaction The world is stunned.

The Implications from "Origin". A Paradigm Shift No God Required Kirsch declares that life needs no divine creator. The universe itself creates life. The Reaction The world is stunned.

A Paradigm Shift No God Required Kirsch declares that life needs no divine creator. The universe itself creates life. The Reaction The world is stunned. The debate between science and religion intensifies.

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