There nothing is determined except the evolution of the wavefunction. If we throw a quantum dice, each outcome has still 1/6 chance of appearing. But the process leading to an outcome is simply not there. — Zweistein
It seems at the macro-level, at least, the more likely events occur more of the time.
At the scale of the very small, that rule seems violated. — tim wood
So when we throw the dice in reality, what we're looking at is not just the wavefunction of the dice - but the wavefunction of our throw, the wavefunction of the air, the wavefunction of the table, etc. — Hermeticus
If I throw a dice the chance that I throw any of the six numbers is 1/6. The dice rolls determined towards its destined number.
Our lack of knowledge gives rise to chances. If we somehow could know the initial state of the dice and the exact interactions with its environment then the final numbeŕ could be known.
Well, that's the naive argument. In practice, it can't be known in priciple. Which doesn't mean that the process is not determined. It is.
You can say that chance is a subjective feature that we project to, for example, the world of dice. A dice has a 1/6 chance of showing one of the six (if the dice is ideal). — Zweistein
Why not possible yet to perform the question. — tim wood
Anything you yourself can describe in a few well-crafted sentences? — tim wood
What is imprecise about assigning 1 - 6 as possible outcomes of the throw of a die? — tim wood
What does this mean? In words? — Neoconnerd
Well, that's the naive argument. In practice, it can't be known in priciple. Which doesn't mean that the process is not determined. It is. — Zweistein
Hume's coup de grâce, delivered mid-18th century. I don't know what the fuss is all about! Determinism is predicated on the laws of nature but the laws of nature have no leg to stand on. — TheMadFool
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