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Helping a Friend about the Nature of Science

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Damouse
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10-19-2010 2:15 AM 		Reply to: Message 27 by Yrreg
09-17-2010 11:51 PM

Re: What is the role if any of chance in science?
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Science is built on the idea that there is order in the physical universe.
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What is the role of chance in science?
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If you took a purely classical view of physics and looked at the world (as some philosophers have) you could conclude that chance doesnt exist.
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So... i suppose the devil's advocate response is that chance is an illusion based on lack of information or processing power.
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Thought id toss a bone out there : )
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