This thread has some very intriguing comments. I particularly like the following two insights, which give empirical evidence relavant to some ideas explored in this recent post by me.
Penetrating to the origin of structure itself as related to the low entropy at the beginning of the universe
The Biggest Question in the Universe
"I personally think that the biggest question in the universe is the one asked by Roger Penrose, which is "How is it that the Universe came into existence with such an incredibly low entropy?" It's the biggest question, in my mind, because that extremely low entropy which characterized the universe at the moment of the Big Bang, is what has made all structure, including all life, possible." -- Robert Stuart
(From https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1952262/hawkings-theory-concerning-time-pre-big-bang-singu)
As I read this, I see another way of saying the same thing is: "How is it that the Universe came into existence with such an incredibly high degree of order?" With order being a lack of randomness, disorder. In other words, such a high degree of exquisite perfection.
Recent article indicating a 'darkness' after the big bang, of about 180 million years, before stars began forming.
Universe's First Stars Detected? Get the Facts. https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/02/first-stars-universe-big-bang-edges-space-science/