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tankenmate 5 days ago

I have a strong suspicion that the world is not as deterministic as you'd like it to be.

lukan 5 days ago | parent [-]

Or it is deterministic, but infinitely complex, so that also leaves us only with stochastic.

Chris2048 4 days ago | parent [-]

stochastic vs deterministic is arguable a property of modelling, not reality.

Something so complex that we cannot model it as deterministic is hence stochastic. We can just as easily model a stochastic thing by ignoring the stochastic parts.

separating subjective appearance of things from how we can conceptualise them as models begs a deeper philosophical question of how you can talk about the nature of things you cannot perceive.