Randomness... also known as an absence of order.
The principles of atheistic logic in most cases denounce any sort of spontaneity or randomness, but I've heard many times in Physics classes about the Uncertainty principle and/or the "random" location and behavior of electrons. This is just a brief scientific example of course, but most people, including many of my secular friends, uphold the existence of randomness. I for one, see no reason for this. Does randomness truly exist? How can it? There is a difference between what we know, what we can observe, what we can conceive, and what actually exists.
Say for example, I write numbers on cards, with one card being labeled "1," another labeled "2," and so on. I place them all in a bag, close my eyes, and choose one. We refer to that result as random, but it logistically, and quite obviously, isn't random at all. In simple terms, my brain told my arm and hand to move to a location, grasp a card, and pull it out - it is no more "random" than anything else. The only different part is that I personally do not know the result before or whilst choosing a card.
What's your take on randomness?
~Nick
The principles of atheistic logic in most cases denounce any sort of spontaneity or randomness, but I've heard many times in Physics classes about the Uncertainty principle and/or the "random" location and behavior of electrons. This is just a brief scientific example of course, but most people, including many of my secular friends, uphold the existence of randomness. I for one, see no reason for this. Does randomness truly exist? How can it? There is a difference between what we know, what we can observe, what we can conceive, and what actually exists.
Say for example, I write numbers on cards, with one card being labeled "1," another labeled "2," and so on. I place them all in a bag, close my eyes, and choose one. We refer to that result as random, but it logistically, and quite obviously, isn't random at all. In simple terms, my brain told my arm and hand to move to a location, grasp a card, and pull it out - it is no more "random" than anything else. The only different part is that I personally do not know the result before or whilst choosing a card.
What's your take on randomness?
~Nick
"The finality of death is the coldest truth one must face. Religion makes the perfect distraction." - Anonymous
