The first and second laws of thermodynamics and the brain

The Key terms

Define: Law of science

Define: Thermodynamics

define: the first law of thermodynamics

Define: the second law of thermodynamics

Define: the brain

Define: Synapses

Define: neurons

Define: Evolution

Define: Creation

The first law of thermodynamics

called the conservation of energy

energy cannot be created

The 10 unbreakable blocks analogy

energy is conserved

"The total amount of energy in an isolated system is conserved."

The second law of thermodynamics

called entropy

'Put into words' around 1850

Actually created 25 years earlier

everything in an isolated space must go from

The neighborhood analogy

"The entropy of the universe tends to a maximum."

The Brain's Functions

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The Skull

frontal lobe

• movement
• intellegence
• reasoning
• personality
• behavior
• memory

Temporal lobe

• speech
• behavior
• memory
• hearing
• vision
• emotions

Parietal lobe

• intellegence
• reasoning
• telling from right to left
• language
• sensation
• reading

occipital lobe

• vision

brain stem

• breathing
• heartbeat
• blood pressure
• swallowing

Cerebellum

• balance
• coordination
• fine muscle control

Cerebrum

• The most well-known part of the brain
• language
• speech
• visual and spatial information
• motor activity
• touch and more.

"the human brain is amazing

-delaire gackle, 2015

Brain development

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Interview

connections in the brain

Nerve Synapses

synapses

• Imagine you have two neurons.
• One wants to make a connection with the other, but they can't, since they are separated by a little tiny gap.
• This is when a synapse happens.

Synapses -cont.-

• The axons with the impulse triggers the other neuron to release a chemical.
• This chemical is called a 'neurotransmitter'.
• Then, the neurotransmitter drifts from one neuron to the other, and locks perfectly in a 'tailor made' gap.

Synapses -cont.-

• This docking process makes the connection with the impulse.
• Finally, the second neuron recieves the impulse.
• Now this process will carry out throughout the brain/body until it reaches where the impulse needs to go.

IN A MATTER OF NANOSECONDS.

Synapses

the First law of thermodynamics and the brain Problems

Problems it poses:

• In order to explain the rest of this, lets give our knoledge a refresher.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be changed.

Problems it poses:

• Well, think about it.
• This law basically says that it is impossible for the universe to create itself!
• There must be a creator in order for everything to be complex and different, like the human brain.

Problems it poses

• The present structure of the universe is one of conservation, not innovation as required by the theory of evolution.
• This is a problem to be taken into consideration, here.
• Now let's look at how we can defend this.

problems it poses

• The first law of thermodynamics is tested and proven. 100% guarentee.
• Although science cannot prove the origin of energy and why it is conserved, the Bible gives a perfect explanation.

problems it poses

• God alone can truly create. Take the brain, and it's complexity, or the nervous system and synapses.
• Man can only 're-fashion pre-existing materials' in this world.

problems it poses

• Since God has stopped doing his creative works, (Genesis 2:3) energy cannot and will never be created ever again.
• The reason why God has ceased from doing these works is because God is "upholding all things by the word of His power." (Hebrews 1:3)

problems it poses

• This is why the human brain is so utterly complex and different compared to all other species.
• God created us, no 'if's,' 'and's', or 'but's'.

He preserves and keeps in store his creation.

The Second law of thermodynamics and the brain

Problems that it poses:

• The theory of evolution states that everything in the universe needed billions of years to form the complex and diverse ecosystem we have today.

Problems it poses

• Material possessions deteriorate and, eventually, all living organisms eventually turn to dust, which is a state of complete disorder.

Problems it poses

• A process of the diverse evolution of the brain and human body may seem feasible, but take this into account.
• This might seem to be possible, but it would take very limited, rare, and temporary in affect.

problems it poses

• Eventually, the brain would not be able to circumvent the obstacles of the second law of thermodynamics.
• Something to think about there...

problems that is poses

• But, then again, the idea of evolution states that billions of years of constant violations of the second law of thermodynamics, is not only unimaginable, it's not even remotely possible!
• This is why we find that the second law of thermodynamics makes the theory of evolution all quite too impossible.

more Problems that it poses:

• Evolutionist William Beck, says that the brain follows "an architectural plan."
• If there is a plan to the brain, then there must be a planner.
• This planner is God.

Problems it poses

• Take it into this...
• "Christians happily affirm it, skeptics begrudgingly concede it. It's simple logic. Everything designed had a designer. If, therefore, design is discernable in the Universe, there must have been a designer who fashioned it into its purposeful form."

Problems that is poses

• Go back to what Dr. Trishia Sullivan said earlier.
• "The brain is something that goes against the second law of thermodynamics, which shows there has to be a divine Creator in order for something to go against a law."

problems that is poses

• Evolution prefers to basically leave out this law.
• But how can they, because this law is constantly proven over and over again by science?

problems that is poses

• There must be a force outside of the brain in order to make the brain go from disorder to order.
• If the brain followed the second law of thermodynamics, then how can the connections be made?

Conclusion

• Basically, what we are saying, is that in order for the brain, the nervous system, synapses, etc. to take in place with evolution, it would have to avoid these two laws in order for it to evolve into what it has become today.

Let's go over it.

What have you learned?

Wrapping it all up

• This is just a few of many major issues these laws and the brain pose for evolution.
• We encourage you to Google some more information on this topic.
• If you have any questions, please, do ask them now.

the most used list of resources

• https://answersingenesis.org/creationism/arguments-to-avoid/the-second-law-...
• http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/edn-thermodynamics.html#8

-cont.-

• http://physicsforidiots.com/physics/thermodynamics/
• https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/what.html

Book resources

• Morris, Henry M. (1974) Scientific Creationism
• Johnson, George. Biology, Visualizing Life, Holt Rinehart Winston, 1994, pg. 648-655

Thanks to dr. trisha sullivan

Thanks for listening!