By now, many examples of naked singularities in classical general relativity
are known. It may however be that a physical principle over and above the
general theory prevents the occurrence of such singularities in nature.
Assuming the validity of the Weyl curvature hypothesis, we propose that naked
singularities are forbidden by the second law of thermodynamics.Comment: 6 pages, Latex file. This essay was selected for honorable mention by
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