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The debate along that line predates both Newtonian and quantum mechanics. The ancient Epicurian atomist philosophy seems, at first glance, to postulate a fully
by retrac 5y ago
The debate along that line predates both Newtonian and quantum mechanics. The ancient Epicurian atomist philosophy seems, at first glance, to postulate a fully deterministic universe like the simple interpretation of Newtonian mechanics does, and so would preclude free will. The solution was a randomness in the motions of atoms.
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