Single Idea 8418

[catalogued under 26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / e. Probabilistic causation]

Full Idea

Quantum physics seems to lend strong support to the idea that the basic laws of nature may well be probabilistic.

Gist of Idea

Quantum physics suggests that the basic laws of nature are probabilistic

Source

Michael Tooley (Causality: Reductionism versus Realism [1990], 3.2.1)

Book Reference

'Causation', ed/tr. Sosa,E. /Tooley,M. [OUP 1993], p.182


A Reaction

Groan. Quantum physics should be outlawed from all philosophical discussions. The scientists don't understand it themselves. I'm certainly not going to build my worldview on it. I don't accept that these probabilities could count as 'laws'.