Entropy and the Origin of Life
OriginKirsch's central scientific discovery about life as a dissipative structure.
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Bearing strength in each event
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Bearing strength in each eventdecreasingThe Miller-Urey Experiment
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
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
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
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.
1950s
Recent years
The year before the events
The night of the presentation
