2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/35333The existence of a thermodynamic arrow of time in the present universe implies that the initial state of the observable portion of our universe at (or near) the ``big bang'' must have been very ``special''. We argue that it is not plausible that these special initial conditions have a dynamical origin.5 pages, no figures; write-up of talk given at Seven Pines "Arrows of Time" meeting, December, 2004General Relativity and Quantum Cosmologytext