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In other words, his calculated entropy implied that out of the many possible ways the available mass and energy of the universe could have been configured at the beginning, only a few configurations would result in a universe like ours. Thus, as Paul Davies observes, “The present arrangement of matter indicates a very special choice of initial conditions.”
Professor Chris Lloyd
This does not follow. Configurations are not equally likely. Surely pure symmetry configuration is special since it hss minimum entropy. Quantum fluctuations would then produce some early entropy.
Return of the God Hypothesis: Breakthroughs in Physics, Cosmology, and Biology Seeking Evidence for the Existence of God
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