On: Universe May Have Been Around Forever, According t...

[AnthonyMouse]

How is this supposed to be reconciled with the second law of thermodynamics?

[csmuk → AnthonyMouse]

Perhaps the second law is only locally true.

[AnthonyMouse → csmuk]

We know it isn't locally true. That's how the inside of your refrigerator gets colder after you supply it with electricity.

[yohanatan → AnthonyMouse]

Maybe he's speaking of a much bigger 'local' like 'our corner of the universe' or 'the distance over which our deep space probes have so far traveled'.

[csmuk → yohanatan]

Exactly. The universe is a pretty big place.

Time dilation is another one. It's locally insignificant enough to be considered noise/error.