Political compass for the21st century

[David Horn]

(03-18-2021, 01:48 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: I see how the word "extropy" relates to "entropy," the 2nd law of thermodynamics used to propose the ultimate run-down of the universe, and how extropy might be an alternative to this supposed destiny. If that's what it means, heartily agree. I believe some people used the word "negentropy" for this, probably based on the work of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.

Extropy is not a real word, but it does elicit some respect as a concept.  It stands-in as a product of an open system (e.g. the earth) that gains more energy than it emits.  It's the part of the 2nd law of thermodynamics that the doomsayers avoid discussing. Yes, the universe is a closed system, and entropy applies at that level -- or we assume it does.  There is still the multiverse theory that puts our universe in and even larger context, and hence, an open system as well.

The word was coined to describe, in pseudoscientific terms, how we advance rather than decay.  Who can fault that?