text: One resolution to irreversibility is to say that the constant increase of entropy we observe happens only because of the initial state of our universe. Other possible states of the universe (for example, a universe at heat death equilibrium) would actually result in no increase of entropy. In this view, the apparent T-asymmetry of our universe is a problem in cosmology:  why did the universe start with a low entropy? This view, supported by cosmological observations (such as the isotropy of the cosmic microwave background) connects this problem to the question of initial conditions of the universe.