If you have a Markov chain (probabilistic dynamical system) where entropy is constant (stationary distribution), any projection of that chain via conditional probability will induce increasing entropy; therefore, a timeless dynamics can give rise to the appearance of time (entropic time) simply through projection into spacetime

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Speaker

Donald Hoffman

Evidence Quote

it's a trivial theorem three line proof that if you have a stationary Marian Dynamics any projection that you make of that Dynamics by conditional probability the induced image of that Markov chain will have increasing entropy you will have entropic time

Source

Donald Hoffman: Reality is an Illusion - How Evolution Hid the Truth | Lex Fridman Podcast #293Lex Fridman
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:10:10 PM

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