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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 12-16-2005, 08:21 PM
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Posted By chezlaw
Re: Why is Randomness so Hard to Prove?

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The pseudo-randomness is key here. It means that you've essentially put forth a hidden variable theory, since we can completely characterize the expected measurements of various...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 12-16-2005, 04:03 PM
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Posted By chezlaw
Re: Why is Randomness so Hard to Prove?

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The original poster claimed that QM could be used to disprove determinism.


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QM is not inconsistent with determinism and could never be used to...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 12-15-2005, 12:02 AM
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Posted By chezlaw
Re: Why is Randomness so Hard to Prove?

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QM is not inconsistent with determinism and could never be used to disprove determinism. To see why this is true, imagine a deterministic simulation of a QM universe

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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 12-14-2005, 11:40 PM
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Posted By chezlaw
Re: Why is Randomness so Hard to Prove?

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It just seems to me there are plenty of things without determined outcomes. Why do we need QM to disprove determinism?

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The original...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 12-14-2005, 09:56 PM
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Posted By chezlaw
Re: Why is Randomness so Hard to Prove?

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The original poster claimed that QM could be used to disprove determinism.


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QM is not inconsistent with determinism and could never be used to disprove determinism. To...
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