Time's Arrow: 2nd Law applies (General)

by David Turell , Tuesday, October 04, 2016, 16:44 (2761 days ago) @ dhw


> dhw: Hardly a startling new discovery. What was considerably more surprising was Carroll's claim that time would not exist if the universe had not been in perfect order to start with, and that “over time the universe mixed together and became less ordered”, even though over time the mixture resulted in the astonishing order that has resulted in life. I'm pleased to see I'm not alone in questioning his reasoning. - Entropy basically has to do with energy loss, but has been twisted into the issue of order and disorder. The input of energy from the sun into the Earth allowed the development of complexity and life.