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The philosophical distinction between deterministic and random is not that clear as the randomness itself could be determined by a hidden process, as in "god is
by fvdessen 8y ago
The philosophical distinction between deterministic and random is not that clear as the randomness itself could be determined by a hidden process, as in "god is rolling the dices".
Likewise the distinction between deterministic and predictable is not that clear either, as you can have a fully deterministic process that is not replicable or predictable. (Think of chaotic systems)
In the end I think that the question of free will is not a scientific one but a moral one, as it is from the basis of free will that we can derive concepts such as personal responsibility.
- alex_young 8y agoGod rolling the dice would seem to be a rather confined manipulation since the rules of the dice are bound to be consistent over time. If God is a random number generator, that seems like a pretty pointless thing to be preoccupied by.