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Hah! Ironically, living systems naturally act so as to maximise entropy increase:
http://originoflife.net/gods_utility_function/
The best way to minimise entropy is probably to destroy as much of the biomass as possible. A short term gain in entropy - but the net effect on entropy increase would be negative - and the more creatures you could kill, the better!
Sounds like what I've termed the apocalyptic imperative.
Yes. The irony was not lost on me once I actually grasped what entropy really means.
The description of "deeply silly" was, alas, not false modesty on behalf of my 14-year-old self, trust me.