tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142902974920945928.post668273389075942556..comments2023-06-30T07:29:20.232-07:00Comments on Life in the Universe: Science and metaphysics: in search of Russell's teapotWillie Mc Loudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05593686244359522234noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142902974920945928.post-77091195709575203802019-04-03T00:35:03.932-07:002019-04-03T00:35:03.932-07:00There are various kinds of randomness. Some kinds ...There are various kinds of randomness. Some kinds are in line with determinism - we are just not able to calculate all the lines of input (in a heated gas). Then there are the kind which is in line with spontaneity - which is found in the quantum realm (atomic decay). So, determinism (and the randomness going with it) belongs to the "classical" picture of the world whereas spontaneity (and the kind of randomness consistent with that) belongs to the quantum (noumenal) realm. Redhead (see note 5) has shown that quantum randomness (at least insofar as the Bell theorem is concerned) is non-deterministic.Willie Mc Loudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05593686244359522234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142902974920945928.post-60191225472765254742018-07-31T23:11:22.241-07:002018-07-31T23:11:22.241-07:00Sorry, I meant to say : "Is there not reason ...Sorry, I meant to say : "Is there not reason to believe that true randomness CAN be part of "nature"...JJFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186793588537686428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142902974920945928.post-5323756976158792192018-07-31T23:09:52.770-07:002018-07-31T23:09:52.770-07:00Dr McLoud, if I understand correctly, the determin...Dr McLoud, if I understand correctly, the deterministic part of the universe ("nature") is deterministic to the point where randomness is not possible or allowed, since any true randomness would be the result of a noumenal input having a result in the "natural" world? Things like atomic decay is considered a random (although statistically describable) process in modern physics (please correct me if I am wrong). Is there not reason to believe that true randomness cannot be part of "nature", could randomness possibly be a true property of "nature" rather than ascribing it to a noumenal realm?JJFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186793588537686428noreply@blogger.com