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Carey: So, in one sense (which you have stressed), everything is determined, in that the future invariably depends on the exact current conditions of the universe. But in another sense, the behavior of complex social groups actually depends in part upon the influence of random noise..
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When you say “random noise†in your last sentence, do you actually mean “random,†or do you mean “unknowns†and/or possibly unknowables?
B/c if there truly is “random†“noise†impacting the behavior of anything, then the future will depend on more than just “the exact current conditions of the universe,†and the next time Tom farts the universe could possibly implode . . . or would you view Tom’s farts as nothing more than nuances?