Assertion: thermodynamic arrow | /r/HasProperty | necessary
Facets:
value: for intelligent life
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: For example, beings like us need to consume food (a relatively ordered form of energy) and convert it into heat (a relatively disordered form of energy), for which a thermodynamic arrow like the one we see around us is necessary.
text: Thus, Hawking argues, a strong thermodynamic arrow of time is a necessary condition for intelligent life as we know it to develop.