Entropy, Kalam, and First Cause

[Clueless Morgan]

I don't see how you would conclude that. If it randomly shifts into a more orderly state by accident in some pocket of space, that's entirely sufficient. See "eternal inflation".

I was going to suggest something along this line (not exactly this, but something kind of similar) but I'll let the particle physicist do the explaining <-- You know, the person who actually knows what they're talking about.

I suppose my response could be an addition to the conversation though, if only so I learn more about entropy and thermodynamics (which I've always found cool):

The Earth is an example of local order, or a local decrease of entropy, in the universe, but that doesn't mean that somewhere else in the universe there is local disorder, or a local increase of entropy to maintain thermodynamic equilibrium. Like a wave pool, the amount of water doesn't increase or decrease, but the location of the peaks and troughs of the waves fluctuates, likewise, why couldn't the universe have some thermodynamic equilibrium value (the amount of water in the pool) and what changes throughout the universe is the location of the local increases or decreases of entropy (the peaks and troughs of the waves)?

There. There's my ignorant, high-school-physics-level non-answer :p

I really am interested in hearing what the physicists have to say about this, though. Am I totally off base asking this?