Living systems maximise entropy. If the system dies out, it fails in doing that, and entropy increases more slowly. So: self-perpetuation is pretty much an automatic corollary of long-term entropy-maximisation. The best way to flatten those energy gradients is often to have lots of kids—and to let them help you.
Living systems maximise entropy. If the system dies out, it fails in doing that, and entropy increases more slowly. So: self-perpetuation is pretty much an automatic corollary of long-term entropy-maximisation. The best way to flatten those energy gradients is often to have lots of kids—and to let them help you.