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John VanSickle wrote:
> I wouldn't say that it is truly random, but merely that predicting the
> outcome of any interaction requires information that is presently not
> available.
You would be incorrect. Google on "Bell's Inequality".
> For instance, the decay of unstable particles appears to happen
> randomly, but at what appears to be a predictable rate for aggregate
> amounts of like particles. What is likely is that the particles decay
> when they encounter certain conditions (such as a gradient in the
> electric or magnetic potential) that is high enough to overcome the weak
> internal cohesiveness of the particle, causing it to come apart.
That's the "hidden variable" theory. It has been disproven, multiple
times and with hundreds of different experiments. Boggling, isn't it?
--
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
"That's pretty. Where's that?"
"It's the Age of Channelwood."
"We should go there on vacation some time."
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