Re:Einstein and Hume’s philosophy of time
by platz on Monday January 18, 2021 @12:15PM
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The term "Arrow of Time" is something that might be relevant to what you're considering; which is a somewhat unsolved problem but generally thought to be caused as a statistical consequence of there being a very low entropy state in the past.
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Re:Einstein and Hume’s philosophy of time
by danbruc on Monday January 18, 2021 @07:44PM
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This is a different problem - the laws of physics when formulated in the usual way with a time dimension are mostly symmetric or reversible, i.e. there is no obvious difference between past and future. As you said, one of the proposed solutions is a low entropy initial state that can break this symmetry and help to explain the perceived difference between past and future.