&gt; considering all the exceptions that exist for every other set of physical laws, thermodynamics has exactly zero exceptions<p>Actually, conservation of energy doesn&#x27;t hold on cosmological scales, at least with the usually accepted meaning of conservation of energy. [0]<p>That&#x27;s not relevant to the author&#x27;s argument, but I think it&#x27;s dangerous to perpetuate the idea that thermodynamics is somehow an inviolate theory that doesn&#x27;t break down under certain conditions just like every other physical theory.<p>[0]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.preposterousuniverse.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;2010&#x2F;02&#x2F;22&#x2F;energy-is-not-conserved&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.preposterousuniverse.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;2010&#x2F;02&#x2F;22&#x2F;energy-i...</a>