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Is the future inevitable?

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Jon
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Message 45 of 109 (774233)
12-14-2015 9:46 PM

Two Points...
  1. Only science can answer the question of whether the Universe we inhabit is deterministic and whether we ourselves, and other living sentient beings, have the ability to overcome such determinism
  2. The answer to the question will not and cannot have any effect on our sense of personal responsibility
One doesn't seem to have happened yet; and two makes it a pretty low priority.
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Message 49 of 109 (774251)
12-15-2015 9:26 AM 		Reply to: Message 48 by Dogmafood
12-15-2015 8:51 AM

Re: Two Points...
A random number generator uses rules to produce random numbers.
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Meaning they're not really random.
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12-15-2015 11:13 AM 		Reply to: Message 50 by Dogmafood
12-15-2015 9:29 AM

Re: Two Points...
Meaning that they are unpredictable.
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No they aren't. There are rules that determine which number gets generated next. Know those rules and you can predict the next number.
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