Is there true randomness in the universe?

Question

Is there true randomness in the universe?

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Answer 1

We don’t know.

At the quantum scale behavior does appear “probabilistic” – it follows a random chance distribution. You can measure the distribution but can’t predict a specific outcome.

But we don’t know if it’s truly random or if there’s an underlying “deterministic” mathematical rule that’s being followed and we simply haven’t discovered it yet.