Determinism is the idea that the future is fixed. I believe that the universe is deterministic. I believe that, given perfect information, you would be able to predict all events through the lifetime of our universe. Why?
- Interactions between fundamental particles (atoms) are deterministic.
- All matter is composed of fundamental particles
- Objects whose constituent parts are deterministic are also deterministic.
1+2+3 = All objects/matter/stuff in the universe behaves in a deterministic fashion.
Disagree? Then you must be able to challenge one of the three premises, assuming no structural flaws in my argument.
Note 1: Probability as we commonly use it is a product of ignorance. It is a feature of our mental models of the world rather than of the world itself. Probability is in the mind.
Note 2: Does quantum mechanics break premise 1? I'm not sure but if your knowledge of physics is at the point where you actually believe that observation collapses the wave-function, that entanglement with an intelligent mind in one very specific manner is somehow magically different from all other entanglements with non-sentient matter or indirect entanglements with us, you probably also lack the knowledge needed to make arguments based in/on QM.
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