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> Physics and mathematics have made it long since clear that the universe is deterministic Have they?
by avodonosov 9y ago
> Physics and mathematics have made it long since clear that the universe is deterministic
Have they?
- mikekij 9y agoAt the macro level.
- fasquoika 9y agoNo
- tclancy 9y agoSure, John Calvin told us so. And then we rejected it. And then it became a sure thing again. And then not . . . and now here we are.
- itronitron 9y agoCan the universe be deterministic if our knowledge of whether the universe is deterministic is not deterministic?
- 8bitsrule 9y agoAs I recall, the theologists held similarly self-promoting illusions centuries ago. I also recall that early scientists declared that the universe is a clockwork. I also recall that Lord Kelvin, in the late 1800s, declared that physics was all finished except for a few minor details. The physical universe is not a complete mystery. To the extent that certain phenomena can be agreed to procede from other phenomena in a repeatable fashion, there is indeed reason to celebrate. As many wise men have pointed out, however, we are very small and the universe is very great. The extent of that which we do not understand at all is good reason to suspect that we must continue to deliberately blind ourselves if we are to keep patting ourselves on the back.