God, Chaos, and the Quantum Dice
A recent noninterventionist account of divine agency has been proposed that marries the probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics to the instability of chaos theory. On this account, God is able to bring about observable effects in the macroscopic world by determining the outcome of quantum events....
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2000
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Zygon
Année: 2000, Volume: 35, Numéro: 3, Pages: 545-559 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
noninterventionist
B Chaos B quantum mechanics B divine agency |
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| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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| Résumé: | A recent noninterventionist account of divine agency has been proposed that marries the probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics to the instability of chaos theory. On this account, God is able to bring about observable effects in the macroscopic world by determining the outcome of quantum events. When this determination occurs in the presence of chaos, the ability to influence large systems is multiplied. This paper argues that, although the proposal is highly intuitive, current research in dynamics shows that it is far less plausible than previously thought. Chaos coupled to quantum mechanics proves to be a shaky foundation for models of divine agency. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Zygon
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/0591-2385.00296 |