You should never be surprised by or feel the need to explain why any physical system is in a high entropy state.

I've seen children's eyes light up when I tell them about black holes and the Big Bang.

Exploring the unknown requires tolerating uncertainty.

The boldness of asking deep questions may require unforeseen flexibility if we are to accept the answers.

Time allows change to take place and the very evolution of the universe is what requires some conception of time. Mathematically can we write down a universe that doesn't have time? Sure. Do we think that would be realised in the larger reality that is out there? None of us take that possibility seriously.

You should never be surprised by or feel the need to explain why any physical system is in a high entropy state.

I think math is a hugely creative field, because there are some very well-defined operations that you have to work within. You are, in a sense, straightjacketed by the rules of the mathematics. But within that constrained environment, it's up to you what you do with the symbols.