"Evolution schafft Ordnung. Deshalb wird manchmal behauptet, sie stehe im Widerspruch zum »Entropiegesetz« der Physik, wonach alle Entwicklungsvorgänge zu einer Zunahme der Unordnung führen. In Wirklichkeit existiert dieser Widerspruch nicht: Das Entropiegesetz gilt nämlich nur für geschlossene System, die Evolution einer biologischen Art findet aber in einem offenen System statt, in dem die Lebewesen auf Kosten der Umwelt eine Entropieabnahme herbeiführen können, wobei die Sonne für ständige Energiezufuhr sorgt."
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Ernst Mayr: Das ist Evolution, - München : Bertelsmann, 2003, ISBN 3-570-12013-9 - Seite 25
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