AGAINST 2LOTD

Yet all the interesting structures mentioned above that come into being as the universe
evolves, seem to be acting counter to the Second Law. If the universe is running down
by transitioning from the low entropy conditions of the Big Bang to states of increasing
homogeneity and higher entropy, then where do the remarkable cosmological features
of stars and galaxies, the complex phenomena of chemistry and biology, and the capacity
for life and human consciousness come from?
The simple answer is that local structure and order emerges by exporting entropy to the
larger environment. The examples above are not closed systems. The closed system of
the entire universe as a whole continues to run down, possibly towards an icy and
inevitable death, but as it does, local pockets of increasing organization and structure
emerge. This counter-entropic process is explained in the theory of non-linear dynamic
systems. When energy is in flux, stable structures tend to emerge in the otherwise
chaotic flow by dissipating energy. When we open the drain at the bottom of a sink the
water molecules rush for the drain, bouncing and jostling in a disorganized chaos. As
the molecules become organized and dissipate the energy caused by the pull of gravity,
in the form of friction to the sink and drain surfaces, a whirlpool emerges. The flowing
water seeks out a stable structure that maximizes the efficient local dissipation of energy
and local minimization of entropy.