>The Universe is never at equilibrium. That's what entropy is all about. Open systems can maintain an equilibrium, but at the cost of the encompassing closed system.
I recall reading somewhere that the evolution of life violates thermodynamic principles - something about generating more information than you start with. There are people like Roger Penrose who believe that consciousness is a quantum phenomenon and can't be explained for a number of reasons by classical physics.
>There is no free lunch.
I'd say it depends on where you want to eat. Which would you choose - happiness or wisdom?
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this signature | Show by default | Change to hide (next time)CPTSD: social phobia, major depression, dissociation.
Currently on 150mg amitriptyline + 12.5mg tianeptine + .25mg risperidone, single dose at night.
Improving.