Past hypothesis

We inhabit a universe - or part thereof - characterized by a low-entropy past that has enabled the evolution of intelligent observers to occur. This together with Boltzmann's probabilistic argument (see sibling node) implies entropy will increase over time toward thermal equilibrium.

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