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If time is like space, why entropy always increases with time

I should not be able to distinguish whether I am going forwards or backwards in time.

As entropy always increase with time. I can distinguish past from future in a four dimensional space-time.

Edit:

It looks like, it is an unresolved problem http://youtu.be/9VFGuupXwng There are some solutions http://youtu.be/RwYcPra40CY but nothing generally acceptable

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  1. Time is not like space. It is a coordinate, as the space coordinates, but that doesn't mean it is the same.

  2. Read Ben Crowell's answer here. Entropy is stochastic, it doesn't have to increase monotonously. The very low current universe entropy can make the illusion that it always does, but there is still a very low probability that it decreases for a short time.

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