Re:Do physicists really believe in true randomness?
by colechristensen on Thursday April 03, 2014 @10:48PM
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True randomness eliminates determinism. With determinism free will is ruled out. That doesn't mean everything that shows true randomness has free will.
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Re:Do physicists really believe in true randomness?
by Xcelerate on Thursday April 03, 2014 @11:06PM
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> With determinism free will is ruled out.
This is a popular statement but I've never thought that to be the case. Imagine you're creating a movie. You can pick the actors, the characters, the plot, etc. When you play the movie, the playback is completely deterministic. But that doesn't mean free will didn't design the film.
I could see something similar applying to reality. Your actions may be predetermined, but that doesn't specify exactly how they were determined.