Question

It has been argued by those who do not believe in evolution that a cell could not evolve because such an occurrence would go against the idea that there is a constant tendency in the universe towards spontaneous disorganization (an increase in entropy). How would you counter that argument?

Answer 1

According evolution of cells, it mainly has to do with the evolution of a single celled organism to a multi-cellular being. This has resulted in increased number of cell organelles, complex nutrition levels, intricate body design, complex organ systems and also increased cell size and cell number. It has, in many ways, followed the path of increased entropy. In other words, the complexation of cells in highly evolved organisms, is the proof of spontaneous disorganisation which means increased entropy. Evolution has indeed followed the natural trend of increased entropy.

For example, consider a single celled amoeba, which is not complex, when compared to the ancient dinosaurs that roamed the earth. Increased entropy refers to increased disorder, and this is witnessed in the case of an amoeba and dinosaur, when it comes to their cellular organisation, body size, nutrition style etc. Thus, concluding it by stating that evolution is a consequence of an increased entropy.