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This is getting frustrating. Physics being at the beginning of the causal chain does not invalidate latter sections of the chain. If "A → B → C", pointing out "
by Jayschwa 14y ago
This is getting frustrating. Physics being at the beginning of the causal chain does not invalidate latter sections of the chain. If "A → B → C", pointing out "A → B" does not make "B → C" false.
A = physics
B = individual values and behavior (aka "algorithm")
C = outcome
- goblin89 14y agoIndeed so. But still how much luck is there between B and C? Some[0] argue there might be quite a lot of it, which we don't notice, overestimating causality. (Not to say it's bad—imagine constantly keeping in mind that our lives largely depend on chance.) [0] Like author of Fooled by Randomness, an interesting book on the subject.
- confluence 14y agoThere is not a one to one relationship between B and C. Luck factors between those two points as well.