Created at 260623 # [Anonymous feedback](https://www.admonymous.co/louis030195) # [[Epistemic status]] #shower-thought Last modified date: 260623 Commit: 0 # Related # Life Entropy Death From an entropy perspective, life can be seen as a temporary reduction of entropy in a system, while death represents the restoration of entropy to its natural state. Entropy, which is a measure of disorder and randomness, tends to increase over time in isolated systems according to the second law of thermodynamics. Living organisms, however, are open systems that are able to maintain a state of low entropy by acquiring energy from their surroundings and dissipating it as heat. During its lifetime, a living organism actively resists the tendency towards increased entropy by maintaining complex structures, replicating genetic information, and carrying out various metabolic processes. This requires a continuous input of energy to counteract the natural dissipation of energy and the increase in disorder. However, when an organism dies, the energy input ceases, and the system is no longer able to maintain its ordered state. The entropy of the system then starts to increase, leading to the breakdown of cellular structures and the eventual decomposition of the organism. In this way, death can be seen as a return to the natural state of equilibrium, where entropy is maximized. Overall, the relationship between life and death from an entropy perspective is that life represents a temporary reduction of entropy in a system, while death represents the restoration of entropy to its maximum state.