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Even though the concept of everything falling apart from less probable to more probable holds true for most things, I feel it very unsettling to apply this to humans as well. It maybe a subconscious feeling of superiority of the human race over others, but I find it hard to come to terms with the fact that at this very instant, our bodies/cells/macromolecules or even our very entity/ our existence is being broken down into less complex, "more probable" states of being. Prof Grobstein explained in class that this is, in fact, true and the eventual outcome of this process is old-age and later, death. But.. this would mean, that from the time a baby is born, the journey towards getting "more probable" begins, that from the moment life begins, it is directed towards death. This seems very.. morbidly unsettling. I can't comprehend.

I feel this concept could be applicable to non-living entities because when we talk about.. desks or water-wheels, one isn't affected as much. I can accept physical, tangible matter continuously striving for a "more probable" existence. But in context of living beings, I find it hard to maintain the same level of detachment/indifference. But then again. This brings us back to what IS living? How do we differentiate between living and non-living? Would it even be fair to make the distinction?