Say there is a 50/50 chance of some event occurring. How does that probability factor affect whether or not the universe is deterministic? — Josh Alfred
It may fix an event with 50% probability from the perspective of a conscious observer, but still be determined by the universe itself. — Karl
It may fix an event with 50% probability from the perspective of a conscious observer, but still be determined by the universe itself. It's the one refuge for determinism after quantum mechanics. The Aspect experiment ruled out hidden variables, but you may still maintain that whatever happens is determined, just not predictable with any information, hidden or not. — Karl
I doubt I fully understood what you just wrote. "QM without collapse." - Are you referring to the many worlds interpretation? — Karl
Determinism is the thesis that the state of the universe at any given time, together with the laws of nature, fixes (determines) the states of the universe at all other times. — SophistiCat
Consider the following circular definition, which nevertheless has intuitive meaning. — sime
Consider the following circular definition, which nevertheless has intuitive meaning. — sime
Determinism is the thesis that the state of the universe at any given time, together with the laws of nature, fixes (determines) the states of the universe at all other times. — SophistiCat
But this definition is also fulfilled by taking determinism to refer only to the fixing of an arbitrary finite number of states. — sime
Say there is a 50/50 chance of some event occurring. How does that probability factor affect whether or not the universe is deterministic? — Josh Alfred
That when there is a probability of something happening its as if the laws of determinism have been bypassed. Considering that probabilities are not 100% certain at all time, the universe must somehow than be non-deterministic. Meaning, whenever there is a probability involved, there is a proof that the universe is not behaving deterministically. What do you think about this? — Josh Alfred
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