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Dr Adequate
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Message 20 of 99 (442413)
12-21-2007 4:42 AM
Reply to: Message 19 by sinequanon
12-20-2007 4:37 PM


When something unexplained happens science does not accept the explanation "God done it". This thread is to examine why science accepts the explanation "Randomness done it".
Well, you're just about to answer your own question.
Quantum theory predicts a probability distribution for the particle's position in the well, and this is supported by experiment.
That would be why.
Is "randomness" a backdoor by which God can work his magic unscrutinized?
Well, I guess we all wondered what exactly has been keeping God so busy lately. Now we know. He's fooling physicists by making quantum mechanics look non-deterministic.
I guess everyone needs a hobby.

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Dr Adequate
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Message 28 of 99 (442515)
12-21-2007 2:33 PM
Reply to: Message 22 by sinequanon
12-21-2007 9:18 AM


Preference of one form of non-repeatable "magic" over another?
No, for the reason which I actually gave, namely that the predictions of the theory are confirmed by experiments which are, in fact, repeatable.
How you got it into your head that I was talking about non-repeatable magic when I was talking about repeatable science is one of life's little mysteries.
Are you suggesting that quantum mechanics is deterministic?
I thought that's what you were doing. I was being sarcastic.
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