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Physical probability doesn't exist

2 pointsby johndcookabout 11 years ago

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johndcookabout 11 years ago
The only thing controversial about this article should be whether it applies to quantum phenomena. The author touches on Bell&#x27;s theorem etc., but that might distract from the main part of the argument: chance doesn&#x27;t cause anything, at least on an ordinary human scale. Chance is the catch-all word we use for causes we don&#x27;t understand.<p>Probability doesn&#x27;t describe reality but rather our understanding of reality. If you flip a coin and look at it without showing me, its state is certain for you and random for me because you know something I don&#x27;t know. If I assign it a 50-50 chance of being heads, I&#x27;m making a statement about my uncertainty regarding the coin, not the coin.