The role of chance and contingency in life (Introduction)

by George Jelliss , Crewe, Monday, January 19, 2015, 22:41 (3385 days ago) @ Balance_Maintained

The orbits of asteroid and Earth may be calculable to an extent, but not over the whole history of the evolution of the solar system. Tiny differences in events, possibly down to the level of quantum uncertainty combined with chaos make it incalculable, even by an impossible being with infinitely improbable capabilities, like a Maxwell's demon, and is therefore random. -Was going to say something else but have forgotten what!

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