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Letter: Occam's causality

Published 23 April 2008

From Fred Ramsey

So quantum randomness may not be random after all (22 March, p 28). Let’s apply Occam’s razor to this little debate. Which is more likely: that the cause-and-effect-based universe we observe is completely random at its basic level, or that there are cause-and-effect relationships that we currently cannot measure?

I know where my money is.

Grove City, Ohio, US

Issue no. 2653 published 26 April 2008

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