Re: Randomness... or not?
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Does randomness really mean there is no cause to it - or does it mean that there can be different responses to the same stimuli? And if you get way down to it, can't you disect stimuli down to a level where you can find differences?
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"Randomness" is a mathematical concept, which IMO is impossible for a human brain to truly "understand", similarly for the concept of "infinity", PI, imaginary numbers, etc. "Randomness", like all other mathematics exists inasmuch as it is useful in helping us analyse/dissect/manipulate the material world.
It sounds like you are digging into a deep philosophical hole trying to get a gut understanding of what "randomness" really mean. I guess my answer is that it is no more meaningful than any other mathematical concept apart from its utilitarian value.
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