Is there true randomness in the universe?

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Is there true randomness in the universe?

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Basically impossible for us to say with our current knowledge.

If I assume your define “True Randomness” as “the outcome is impossible to predict from starting position” then the thing is we just aren’t sure.

There are things we think are truly random (radioactive decay, quantum observation,, things like that) but all we can say for sure is that they behave as if they are random, which we can also say about casino dice. The difference is that we can describe the starting conditions and motions of dice and why they rolled what they did, but we can’t say for sure if there is an underlying system that can predict everything.

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