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Comment author: ChristianKl 12 July 2015 04:08:17PM 2 points [-]

Which post was this? The solution to the DA?

It certainly applies to the post about the solution to DA.

I don't understand causality scientifically. It's like asking an evolutionary biologist to demonstrate exactly how his theory overcomes the 2nd law of thermodynamics.

A smart evolutionary biologist won't draw a blank when you ask him the question. He will tell you that the sun provides earth with entropy that allows life to blossom.

If you think that you yourself don't understand causality scientifically you shouldn't make complex nonintuitive claims about the nature of causality.

Comment author: gjm 12 July 2015 10:01:08PM 1 point [-]

the sun provides the earth with entropy

<pedant>negentropy. Or energy (the Second Law doesn't apply to a system with energy flowing into it).</pedant>

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