Assuming determinism is true, if we could precisely simulate the Big Bang and speed it up, then we could glimpse the future. But if we knew what was ahead, we would deterministically try to avoid it, changing our destinies. So what would we have really seen in the simulation?
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal
Well you couldn't simulate the big bang without quantum mechanics, which is not deterministic at its core.
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Replying to @Gaybriele_
Only certain interpretations of QM are stochastic. There are others, such as the Many Worlds Interpretation, which are deterministic, and growing in influence.
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal
Many worlds is not deterministic in every single universe, it is in all possible universes. In you want to simulate a single universe you are bound by stochasticity
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Replying to @Gaybriele_
No, the MWI is fully deterministic because it incorporates the theory of the universal wavefunction. As such, there is no distinction in rules between a single universe and all possible universes.
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal
It's still impossible to predict deterministic ally the way a single universe will evolve
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Replying to @Gaybriele_
There's no rule in MWI that states that at all. I suggest you read this as it will give you a better insight into determinism and MWI. https://www.uh.edu/engines/epi2630.htm …
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal
I am not talking about a philosophical determinism, I'm saying that the math is always the same. There's no equation that can predict with certainity when a radioactive atom will decay.
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Ah, I understand where you're coming from. But still, it's not that simple. QM can potentially accommodate a hidden variable theory to address counterfactual definiteness. Further, Bohm's and Cranmer's interpretations of QM preclude any stochasticism whatsoever.
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