Systematically Challenging Three Prevailing Notions About Entropy and Life

This article systematically challenges three notions prevailing in diverse disciplines: 1) Entropy is a measure of disorder; 2) life relies on negative entropy; 3) and many systems tend to become increasingly disordered due to the second law of thermodynamics, using the original, fundamental, and uncontroversial (OFU) nature of entropy: entropy, whose unit is joule/kelvin, is a physical concept analogous to energy and is heat energy mathematically divided by the relevant thermodynamic temperature. The challenge is supported by numerous compelling facts in physics, chemistry, and biology. The challenge, if widely accepted, could facilitate the eradication of the entrenched misleading effects of these misconceptions in diverse disciplines and facilitate relevant research and education on complexity, entropy, disorder, order, evolution, life, and thermodynamics.