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Metaphysical determinism still works in relativity. It also still works in quantum mechanics if you accept the many-worlds interpretation. That's quite orthogo
by rwallace 7y ago
Metaphysical determinism still works in relativity. It also still works in quantum mechanics if you accept the many-worlds interpretation.
That's quite orthogonal to the question of practical predictability. What chaos theory shows is that, regardless of which model of microscopic physics we are talking about, there are important aspects of the future that cannot be predicted to high precision from within the universe.