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14 - Why Does Time Move in One Direction?

Why This Universe?

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The Problem With the Weak Force

The weak force treats particles differently based on their charge and mirror image. So if I took a video of weekly interacting particles and played it to you backwards, you actually would be able to tell that it was backwards. There's nothing we know about in the fundamental laws of physics that should tell us which direction through time we would perceive as being forward.

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