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Originally Posted by fckm
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As far as I know, the laws of thermodynamics are inviolable.   |
It's true. They are.
But in a very simplified manner: you absorb low entropy energy from the sun (or eat somehting which did this, or eat something which ate somehting that did this, or....)
Any energy you then release back into the environment is in the form of high entropy energy.
So though you appear to be "temporarily flouting the laws of thermodynamics", nature ensures that all of the check and balances are in place so that the environment pays the penalty.
The laws of thermondynamics only hold rigourously in a
closed system, and you are not a closed system. You interact with your environment.