It has long been suggested that there is some power that drives the organic system humanity exists within. When entropy is factored into the organic equation, the source of the power driving Life becomes more apparent. By concentrating elemental mass in complex organisms with lowered energy density, Life creates a relative energy differential between the surrounding external energy level and organic structures. The greater the energy differential, the stronger the life-force becomes. The prevailing perspective of most studies of the Earth's ecosystem have been as an energy production system.
Animals acquire energy by eating plants - or by eating other animals that eat plants.
Viewed in this way, it appears that Life on Earth is an accelerating system constantly increasing its complexity and energy flow - and running exactly contrary to the universal law of entropy. By concentrating on tracking the input energy flow, the primary role of the elemental mass has been overlooked. It's like looking at a siphon and only seeing the energy increase at the intake end while ignoring the larger picture revealing that the system is actually driven by the overall energy reduction at the discharge end. Only when one steps back and views Earth's ecosystem as part of the big picture does the intimate relationship between Life and entropy become apparent. When the role of the Sun is factored in, Life becomes part of an overall energy density reduction system.