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Todd Roshong
is on page 171 of 240
What makes the world go round are not sources of energy but sources of low entropy. (P.160)
But memory, causes and effects, flow, the determined nature of the past and the indeterminacy of the future are nothing but names we give to the consequences of a statistical fact: the improbability of a past state of the universe. (P.169)
— Jul 03, 2026 04:33AM
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But memory, causes and effects, flow, the determined nature of the past and the indeterminacy of the future are nothing but names we give to the consequences of a statistical fact: the improbability of a past state of the universe. (P.169)
Martyn Tilse
is 60% done
While the book is intellectually hard work, the suggestion of a new way of seeing things brings its own excitement that is sustaining. Releasing the old, well worn beliefs is hard.
I do enjoy Carlo Rovelli’s light touch and imaginative approach to what might be a leaden bullet to bite down on. The thought of a complete, coherent and structured universe, at both the micro and macro level, is appealing.
— Jul 02, 2026 04:32AM
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I do enjoy Carlo Rovelli’s light touch and imaginative approach to what might be a leaden bullet to bite down on. The thought of a complete, coherent and structured universe, at both the micro and macro level, is appealing.
Todd Roshong
is on page 159 of 240
The flow of time is not a characteristic of the universe…it is due to the particular perspective that we have from our corner of it. (P.150)
What is special is not the state of the early universe: it is the small system *S* to which we belong. (P.156)
— Jul 01, 2026 07:40PM
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What is special is not the state of the early universe: it is the small system *S* to which we belong. (P.156)
