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Old 27-06-2011, 11:58 AM
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Without the underlying base of chance there would be no US. It would be a totally deterministic Universe without life and boring.

My niece is doing her PhD in quantum computing. She has a MsC in Astrophysics. She is often surprised that an old bloke like me is up with the latest 'magic'.

We used to stand on the shore of an infinite sea. We are now at about knee height. We have a lot to learn before we can swim in this ocean.

Bert
Only problem, Bert, is if we walk out till we're upto our waist or neck in water, will we be able to swim??!!.

I don't know if a deterministic Universe would be without life, necessarily, but it would certainly be awfully boring.

Although, the classicists amongst us would be in their element
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