Systematically Challenging Three Prevailing Notions About Entropy and Life

This article reveals the original, fundamental, and uncontroversial nature of entropy and systematically challenges three notions prevailing in diverse disciplines: (1) Entropy is a measure of disorder; (2) life relies on negative entropy; (3) many systems tend to become increasingly disordered due to the second law of thermodynamics. The challenge is supported by numerous compelling facts and the modern explanation of the second law of thermodynamics. The challenge, if widely accepted, could facilitate the eradication of the entrenched misleading effects of the three misconceptions in diverse disciplines and facilitate relevant research and education on complexity, entropy, disorder, order, evolution, life, and thermodynamics.