Re: puzzle on time\'s arrow
I'll be honest, I haven't the slightlest clue what would happen, but [ QUOTE ]
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In seriousness, could you elaborate on what you mean by "which side's arrow of time wins out"? I don't understand how you could mix and match thermodynamic principles hypothetically by removing some barrier between universes. Do you mean, roughly, that when the two universes/compartments mix, that one direction should be more "powerful" (I don't know what word to use here) and should force both compartments to behave in the same way?
I guess I just don't see how the hypothetical is logically consistent given that we have no empirical evidence to what would happen when two universes with separate laws "mix" (since as far as we know this isn't possible). There may be something more fundamental than the laws of thermodynamics that I'm missing, though.
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