Fool of randomness5/9/2023 ![]() ![]() In Newtonian mechanics, the universe acts as a clockwork mechanism in which all of its components behave in a determined and predictable manner:įull and accurate predictions of the future of the universe are possible under this theory. In physics, determinism allowed Newton to build his cosmological model, even though it was later falsified. A Non-Deterministic Universeĭeterminism proved to be a fruitful approach to science, up until the first half of the 20th century. Once we understand the ontological and epistemological foundation for randomness, we’d then be able to comprehend its usage in practice, in the development of technologies based upon it. ![]() We’re going to study both approaches in this first section of the article. The second, the one that attributes it to the knowledge of the observer, assume instead “epistemological randomness”. The first approach, the one that considers randomness as a property of nature, postulates the so-called “ontological randomness”. ![]() It’s however debated whether randomness exists in the real world, or whether it’s an artifact of the limited knowledge that humans possess. This, in turn, requires a method for solving the sampling bias of collected observations against a larger population more on that later. This is because the validation of scientific hypotheses requires empirical testing. ![]() But also, randomness plays an important role in the methodology, not just theory, of scientific research. ![]()
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