This presentation examines the interplay between life and entropy, and imagines the impact these processes may have on the expansion and contraction of the universe.

1. The Interaction of Life
and Entropy
A Universal Theory & Perspective
This presentation examines the interplay between life and entropy, and
imagines the impact these processes may have on the expansion and
contraction of the universe.

2. The theory in a nutshell:
“There are two processes at work in the universe: life (evolution)
and entropy. Entropy creates dispersed energy, whereas life
(evolution) creates organised energy. The “battle” between these
two processes, converting dispersed energy to organised energy
and back again, drive the expansion and contraction of the
universe, thereby creating space and time.”

3. At the current moment, in our universe, entropy is increasing.
Concurrently, the presence of life is creating order, and reducing local rates of entropy.
Chaos Dispersed
universe
Singularity Entropy
Order
Time
Chaos Proliferation
of life

4. Once life reaches a critical level of proliferation, it arrives at the
“inflection point”, and reverses the direction of entropy.
Proliferation
Chaos Dispersed of life
universe
Singularity
Singularity
Order
Time
Entropy
Inflection
point
Chaos Proliferation
of life
This causes the universe to begin contracting.

5. This cycle repeats into infinity, as follows:
singularity > dispersed universe > singularity > dispersed universe
Proliferation
Chaos Dispersed
Singularity of life
universe
Singularity
Order
Time
Entropy
Chaos Proliferation
of life

6. The inflection points at which the
proliferation of life reverses the
direction of entropy Proliferation
Chaos
of life
Order
Time
Entropy
Chaos Proliferation
of life

7. Proliferation
Chaos
of life
Order
Time
Entropy
Chaos Proliferation
of life

8. Proliferation
Chaos
of life
Order
Time
Entropy
Chaos Proliferation
of life

10. Now imagine that it is 3 dimensional

11. The yin yang, made 3D, has 64 “inner cubes”.

12. Perhaps life (as we know it) can only exist during certain timespans when
the rate of entropy change is not too steep, and outside of these times
the conditions in the universe are not amenable to life…
The inflection points at which the
proliferation of life reverses the
direction of entropy Proliferation
Chaos
of life
Order
Time
Entropy
Chaos Proliferation
of life
Life zone
Life times
Space between lives

13. What does it all mean*???
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(*Buggered if I know – possibly nothing, but it’s quite neat, don’t you think?)
Please see following slides for an attempt to explain the previous slides…

14. • I am fascinated by the question of whether life has some universal purpose, along with
evolution - the theory being that more evolved life should be better at realising that
purpose than less evolved life.
• My idea is that evolution creates beings that are more adept at transforming energy – and
that our universal purpose relates to transforming energy in whatever direction the
universe is moving. So the purpose of life then becomes to grow one’s own ability to
transform energy, and then help others become more adept at this too. Part of the role
of evolved life, then, is to facilitate the proliferation of life throughout the universe.
• This is one of several areas where I think the capitalist model has it all wrong. It is a
destructive rather than a creative force, ruled by greed and selfishness. All religious and
philosophical wisdom tells us that greed and selfishness are wrong.
• I think that everything is energy, and that our physical world is energy manifested as
matter. Some of that matter is organic and some is inorganic.
• Energy disperses. This means that over time, all the energy in the universe is getting
more disorganized. This is called entropy.
• The 2nd law of thermodynamics says that once something becomes disorganized, it won't
reorganize itself unless it gets fuel from outside the system it is in. Because we view the
universe as the ultimate closed system, the universal energy is destined to continue
becoming more random into infinity. Randomisation of energy will ultimately lead us to
the hypothesised "heat death of the universe".

15. • Life is an example of declining entropy. This means it creates order from disorder.
Evolution too is an example of declining entropy.
• BUT, life can only decrease the local rate of entropy, and it does this by using energy
from external sources, mainly the sun. This means that even though the local level of
entropy is lower due to the presence of life, the overall entropy of the universe is still
increasing. It seems life's main instinct is to evolve and proliferate. Why?
• So then I'm taking something of a leap of logic by saying that if life exists, it is more
likely to be because it plays some role in the universal system than just by accident.
What is the role of life when we throw it in the mix with entropy and space-time?
• It seems to me that it is possible that life (evolution) is the opposing process to
entropy, and that over space-time the forces created by them wax and wane, as all
things in nature do.
• Which makes life the yin and entropy the yang. They wage their battle, creating space
and time as they do so, into infinity.
• Sometimes throughout the journey the ratio of organized energy, or life, or the potential
for life, is higher than disorganized energy, or decay. These would be times of
flourishing, unfolding, growing and evolving. Other times the ratio of chaos would be
higher than organization. These would be times of upheaval, destruction and decay. At
all times one or the other force is stronger varying across trillions of situations and
trillions of moments, and this is accumulating into the level of chaos or organisation for
the universe.

16. • I'm theorizing that the role of life is to offset energy's tendency to randomize by creating
an organizing force within the universe. So the purpose of life is to proliferate to the
extent that it starts to become an attracting force in the universe that stops its outward
expansion and causes it to begin contracting. I have called this moment the “inflection
point” - the hypothetical point at which life becomes such a powerful organising force in
the universe that it reverses the direction of universal entropy.
• Now, I don't know how we get past the second law of thermodynamics and proliferate
and evolve life to the point that it can reduce universal entropy. Perhaps that's where the
magic comes in. But if we view life as having a specific role in an infinite transition of
energy to matter and back again, that just makes a lot more sense to me than the idea
that life is a random aberration in a universe that is destined to die.
• To conclude, when you put all that together, with a little bit of magic, you get the theory
of the interaction between life and entropy. If I was to guess where the magic
happens, I'd say it's in our souls. When we do things that organize energy, we get a "soul
buzz" that helps us know intuitively that what we did was right. Perhaps as we
evolve, especially spiritually, we get more in touch with the universal energy
and, somehow, become capable of organizing energy that was previously disorganized
without needing an input from outside the system. Perhaps that's because we become
completely plugged into the system itself and the system is infinite. So we tap the power
of infinity.
• I also think we’re currently moving into a phase where there is a greater ratio of
organized energy (life) to disorganized energy (decay). So that means, from here on
in, things are going to get better and better. Perhaps we are moving into an era of
enlightenment??

17. • I don't believe in god, and I don't NOT believe in god. I find god in my theory, and I find
NO god in my theory. I believe everything is god and nothing. I think the key to
understanding god is letting go of all preconceptions. All anthropomorphic inclinations. I
see god as energy changing on and on into infinity.
• How did it all start? I don't think it ever did. And I don't think it will ever end. It never
"wasn't", it just is.
• To me, this explanation has the power to link everything together. Every religion, every
person, every life form.
• I’ve also thought about the idea of “spin” and perhaps this could relate to the amount of
space and time created at the different stages of the process. For example, it would take
a very long time for life to reach the critical threshold or inflection point where it first
overcomes the 2nd law of thermodynamics. After that, the contraction of the universe
might happen relatively quickly. This would give the sin curve of entropy a forward
lean, which could create spin.
• The theory I have described above tells me that by striving to contribute to the common
good of all life, we will fulfil our purpose as humans. This view gives me an organising
principle that I can use as the basis of all my decisions - and it shows me how to live in
alignment with the universe.