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Entropy and MEP are statistical phenomena. Thermodynamics is an application This has been understood since Boltzmann's era. Most of the associated "controversy" just looks like ignorance to me.
Entropy maximisation in living systems has been around since Lotka 1922. Universal Darwinism applies it to all CAS. Lots of people don't understand it - but that isn't really much of an argument.