I thought that the general consensus with quantum mechanics is that things don't have definite values until you make the measurement, and there is no way to determine which value it will be beyond a statistical probablity.
That is what I meant by random in other comments.
Here's a clearer version of what I meant by "future not being in flux".
Previously my understanding of the universe was that even quantum mechanics turns out to be deterministic, there's no way to make completely accurate predictions of the future of the whole universe, as there's no way to make all the calcuations needed fast enough to keep up with the rest of the universe. In other words even if the future attributes of every particle ever is already determined those attributes are not "real" as the have not happened yet.
Except that if they can spread influence backwards, they must have happened.
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Date: 2009-07-02 03:15 pm (UTC)That is what I meant by random in other comments.
Here's a clearer version of what I meant by "future not being in flux".
Previously my understanding of the universe was that even quantum mechanics turns out to be deterministic, there's no way to make completely accurate predictions of the future of the whole universe, as there's no way to make all the calcuations needed fast enough to keep up with the rest of the universe. In other words even if the future attributes of every particle ever is already determined those attributes are not "real" as the have not happened yet.
Except that if they can spread influence backwards, they must have happened.