if everything obeys the law of physics, is it theoretically possible to predict the future accurately if we know all of such laws?

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Edit: by predict the future, I mean predict every little event and it’s consequences in future, the human history and everything.

In: Physics

Answer 1

The reason you are getting conflicting answers is that we don’t know for sure.

What you are talking about is called determinism, and scientists aren’t sure if the universe is deterministic or not. The physics of quantum mechanics relates to determinism, however the laws at this level are not yet well understood.

If the universe turns out to be deterministic, that will have a significant impact on physics, philosophy and our understanding of ourselves.