Evidence Item - v0.6
Low-entropy past (arrow of time)
E-LOW-ENTROPY-PAST
Visual overview: Low Entropy Past And Times Arrow visual overview
Classification
- Evidence ID
- E-LOW-ENTROPY-PAST
- Corpus/version
- v0.6
- Stage
- stage2
- Category
- Cosmology
- Major category
- Science
- Sub-category
- Initial Conditions / Arrow of Time
- BF status
- ready
- Scoring label
- Scored row with active Bayes factors
Navigation
Primary Datum
Datum: the Past Hypothesis treats the universe's very low-entropy beginning as a special boundary condition.
Scoring / Hypothesis Pressure
| Hypothesis | log10BF | Min | Max | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H-DEISM | 0.2 | 0.05000000000000002 | 0.35 | Low-entropy past (arrow of time) nudges Deism upward because it fits an ordered cosmos without yet requiring a revealed or covenantal God. The effect is limited because the clue is broad and does not prove Deism by itself. |
H-GOD | 0.25 | 0.1 | 0.4 | Low-entropy past (arrow of time) nudges God upward because it fits a reality with deep order, intelligibility, or purpose. The effect is limited because rival explanations remain possible, and this row does not prove God by itself. |
H-GOD-OT | 0 | -0.15 | 0.15 | Low-entropy past (arrow of time) does not clearly pick out the God-OT frame from broader theism. It stays neutral because the row lacks enough biblical or covenant detail to prove that view. |
H-IDEALISM | 0 | -0.15 | 0.15 | Low-entropy past (arrow of time) does not clearly separate Idealism from other accounts of order and structure. It stays neutral because the clue can be read without settling what is most basic in reality. |
Dependency / Cap Metadata
- dependency_cluster_id
- low_entropy_arrow_time
- dependency_cluster_role
- support_layer
- dependency_cluster
- low_entropy_arrow_time
- dependency_role
- support_layer
- cap_profile
- moderate_semi_independent
- evidence_function
- context_child
- directness
- supporting
Counter-Pressure
- title
- Selection and deeper-law replies limit overclaim, but do not close the case.
- text
- Low-entropy past (arrow of time) may reduce the force of a simple fine-tuning argument. That is fair. But it still leaves questions about law, measure, existence, intelligibility, and why anything life-permitting exists to be selected.
- path
- Say yes to the caution, then ask what the caution presupposes. If the answer is a multiverse, ask why that generator exists and why it is lawlike. If the answer is necessity, ask why necessity is life-friendly and rationally beautiful.
Apologetic Note
- label
- Apologetic leverage
- title
- The universe looks surprisingly fit for life and reason.
- key point
- Low-entropy past (arrow of time) helps the Christian case because the world is not merely big; it is ordered, mathematical, stable, and life-permitting. The clue is not that science stops, but that science keeps finding a room where life and reason can exist.
- conversation move
- Use the room analogy: physics explains what happens inside the room; apologetics asks why there is a room with laws, dials, and minds able to measure them.
- caveat
- Do not oversell one science row. Multiverse, selection effects, and deeper-law replies matter. The Christian point is cumulative: order, life, reason, and meaning fit together.
Caveats / Notes
- Cap notes
- Technical/context support under E-COSMO-BEGINNING-LOW-ENTROPY, not an independent low-entropy hit.
- Cap profile note
- Semi-independent convergence rows are capped, but not treated as exact duplicates.
- Governance note
- Capped as low-entropy support under E-COSMO-BEGINNING-LOW-ENTROPY.
Citations
- Albert, D. (2000). Time and Chance.
- Carroll, S. (2010). From Eternity to Here.
Recommended Citation
The Signal Evidence Dataset, "Low-entropy past (arrow of time)," Evidence ID: E-LOW-ENTROPY-PAST, Version 0.6. Accessed [access date]. https://logos-signal.org/evidence/E-LOW-ENTROPY-PAST/
Machine-Readable Source
This page is generated from the public evidence mirror without recalculating or changing scores.