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?

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   Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
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