Quote Originally Posted by hazetwostep
question... how do evolutionists feel about evolution being the only natural process where there is not decay but actual movement toward greater complexity? i know the law mentioned specifically refers to energy but the principle is solid i believe....
It is solid, but it's poorly understood by laypeople and especially by creationists (like all the other scientific discoveries they have to ignore in order to support their claims).

As already mentioned before, the second law of thermodynamics applies to closed systems. The Earth, receiving a constant influx of energy from the Sun, does not qualify as a closed system. Ask any physicist.

Also, by no means is evolution the only natural process where there is not decay but actual movement toward greater complexity. Haven't you ever seen a snowflake? That used to be a formless drop of water at one point, yet a completely natural process converted it into a complex shape with order and symmetry.

If you're looking for more information on why evolution does not violate the laws of thermodynamics, I would suggest reading some of the articles here:
The Talk.Origins Archive Outline

EDIT: By the way, what's up with this word "evolutionist" for anyone who doesn't deny the theory of evolution? I think it's ridiculous that we even need such a term. It's as if we lived in a society where you were labeled a "Holocaustist" if you did not deny the Holocaust or an "HIV-ist" if you did not deny that HIV causes AIDS. These questions have already been settled by historians and viral pathologists, just like the question of whether or not evolution occurs has already been long settled by biologists. There is no more serious scientific debate about these issues anymore, yet denying these facts is somehow vogue among certain groups of laypeople who don't bother to properly educate themselves about them.