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Originally Posted by vixnix
Chaos theory and random mutation make hard determinism seem impossible.
Not that either of those things affect our capacity for free will.
But is there really some ultimate chain of events stretching back forever where you can trace one thing being the result of a previous thing? It seems as though there have been some interruptions.
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nah, the physical universe is absolutely deterministic. there is no real compelling evidence otherwise. the direction the water rolls over laura dern's hand is precisely determined each time by how the car is moving, how the drop lands, the force ian malcom used on the dropper, etc etc. but the output is determined 100% by the input. just because there are too many factors for us to correctly predict where the water will go does not negate the basic laws of the physical universe.
everything that is happening, will happen, or has ever happened is the direct unfolding cause-and-effect chain reaction of the First Cause