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CRH

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14. OOH, I like that, ...
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 12:28 PM
Jan 2013

"If efficiency were a consideration, life would not exist, as it accelerates entropy."

Food for thought that one! Thanks.

More discussion of the MPP in and Jevons GliderGuider Jan 2013 #1
Some say we're hardwired for reproduction too wtmusic Jan 2013 #2
Things are not as complex as "some" make them out to be either. GliderGuider Jan 2013 #3
I've just pointed out that they're not nearly as simplistic as you portray them. wtmusic Jan 2013 #4
There are simple laws underlying the universe. GliderGuider Jan 2013 #5
Except that it's wrong. TheMadMonk Jan 2013 #6
Got support for that? GliderGuider Jan 2013 #8
This particular theory is about self-organizing systems. LARED Jan 2013 #10
Conscious systems evolve to be artistic, because life imitates art. nt bananas Jan 2013 #19
A better analogy might be impedence matching. nt bananas Jan 2013 #7
After reading the piece below on efficiency and power I'm inclined to agree. GliderGuider Jan 2013 #9
Cars have 3 gears because sometimes you want power, sometimes efficiency. bananas Jan 2013 #18
For me, I would question the last paragraph of the OP, ... CRH Jan 2013 #11
You are right. Nature seeks to "use up" energy. Efficiency is not a consideration. immoderate Jan 2013 #12
OOH, I like that, ... CRH Jan 2013 #14
MPP and efficiency GliderGuider Jan 2013 #13
Hi GG, it is not the theory I contend, CRH Jan 2013 #15
I guess I agree, but I don't see the conclusion that might follow GliderGuider Jan 2013 #16
My mother used to say the same thing. bananas Jan 2013 #17
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