I don’t understand this concept of “chaos” in a universe governed by physics.
Just because something is nearly infinitely complicated, doesn’t mean predicting outcomes would be actually impossible. If the universe produces the outcome, doesn’t that mean it’s following a rule set?
Do I fundamentally not understand chaos theory?
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Chaos theory, or the butterfly effect is an actual mathematical phenomena that is creates a butterfly like pattern called [Lorenz System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_system) where a very, very minute unknown creates a huge effect and its result can be unpredictable. The system, in nature needs absolute perfect knowledge to be able to predict accurately. And considering that we can’t know everything — for instance the minute flapping of a butterfly’s wings not factoring in the calculation, there will always be a degree of uncertainty in the start of the equation, creating the chaos pattern.
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