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work_6vzgmmu52fhf7mtpkr2hrcs5de	Adam Elga	Statistical Mechanics and the Asymmetry of Counterfactual Dependence	2001	19	.pdf	application/pdf	5345	350	72	I argue that careful attention to the dynamical properties of thermodynamically irreversible processes shows that in many ordinary cases, Lewis's analysis fails to yield this asymmetry. crack the egg), which one is closest (i.e., which one is most similar to the actual world)? modification that results in a world in which Gretta does not crack the egg. W2 (the shaded line) matches actual history until shortly before 8:00, at which time a small divergence miracle (marked by a star) occurs. evolve backwards (via the laws) into a past in which Gretta doesn't crack the egg. that Gretta doesn't crack the egg by inserting a small miracle before 8:00, and then can you guarantee that Gretta doesn't crack the egg by inserting a small miracle after Make a small-miracle change to the end state of a process and run the laws 1. At 8:05 the actual world contains traces of Gretta's having cracked the egg.	./cache/work_6vzgmmu52fhf7mtpkr2hrcs5de.pdf	./txt/work_6vzgmmu52fhf7mtpkr2hrcs5de.txt