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Re:Ask HN: Why do half of Internet users think we are living... by kordlessagain on Monday November 27, 2023 @12:58AM (#38428690)
This would only be true if the arrow of time only moves toward the future. If it also moved backwards, even in a greatly limited manner, you wouldn't need to track everything. You'd basically have infinite storage for a finite amount of data.
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Re:Ask HN: Why do half of Internet users think we are living... by maistrotoad on Monday November 27, 2023 @01:15AM (#38428816)
The second law of thermodynamics creates the arrow of time, only pointing to the future right? And aren't all other laws of physics time symmetrical? What explains these laws co-existing better than it being part of a simulation?
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