Laplace's Demon Explained in 4 Minutes | Philosophy of Determinism

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  • @14possumsinatrenchcoat
    @14possumsinatrenchcoat 4 місяці тому +7

    I love the song based off this theory, Laplace's Angel by Will Wood which makes fun of determinism by sarcastically saying that if there is no free will than there is no evil and everything should be legal

    • @parle5277
      @parle5277 Місяць тому +1

      IM HERE BECAUSE OF THAT SONG !!!! 😭❣️

    • @G00dTaste
      @G00dTaste Місяць тому +1

      ​@@parle5277 Omg me too!!

    • @daddyvegan9325
      @daddyvegan9325 4 дні тому

      Good and evil, and law are merely social contructs made by humans so yeah he kinda is right even though he was sarcastic lol

  • @bandito_kek
    @bandito_kek 6 місяців тому +6

    When I start anew in life, I hope my fate is not set in stone. When I’m at the peak of the tracks on a roller coaster, I hope all has been determined beforehand.

    • @DetChesmond
      @DetChesmond 6 місяців тому +4

      This is actually an incredibly astute example of how our beliefs change depending on the situation, with or without us being aware of that change

    • @AbideByReason
      @AbideByReason  6 місяців тому +1

      well said

  • @rishabh01solanki
    @rishabh01solanki 6 місяців тому +2

    “Given the present moment and the laws of nature, there is only one possible future.”
    I must respectfully disagree. From any given present moment, multiple futures are possible. While all potential futures are theoretically computed, we only perceive one outcome. The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics aligns more closely with determinism, as it suggests that all possible futures do occur, even though we only experience one specific reality.
    Such a cool video. Loved it.

    • @AbideByReason
      @AbideByReason  6 місяців тому +1

      glad you liked the video! It's unclear to me what you respectfully disagree with though. The quote "given the present moment and the laws of nature, there is only one possible future" was meant to convey the essence of determinism. In so far as any interpretation of quantum mechanics is deterministic, I believe this holds. For the case of a deterministic Many Worlds, "all branches" will have one possible future, though a person "in one branch" will not be able to predict certain outcomes and will experience "random events".

  • @jessstuart7495
    @jessstuart7495 6 місяців тому

    There is no distinction between knowable and measurable. Quantum mechanics places hard limits on what is measurable (Ex. complementary variables such as particle position and momentum).

  • @Olliejz
    @Olliejz 6 місяців тому +1

    The cause of hawking radiation, where two particles appear and disappear by joining to each other is completely random. This means there is always going to be a degree of uncertainty when trying to predict something over a long enough timescale as these particles interact with the universe in some ways.

    • @josephpostma1787
      @josephpostma1787 6 місяців тому

      How do we know that such an event is random?

    • @kasra8106
      @kasra8106 3 місяці тому +1

      hawk tuah radiation

  • @Iobserveandtalk
    @Iobserveandtalk 6 місяців тому +1

    Well, quantum physics and behavior of quantum objects completely refutes the idea of determinism. For now maybe, but still.

  • @gaminglegends3056
    @gaminglegends3056 Місяць тому

    People who came from the anime,"Rascal does not dream of bunny girl senpai"😂 to know what Laplace's demon
    Apart from the name, it has so many scientific terms😮‍💨 and le me watching this video to have a better understanding of the anime🙂

  • @troy3456789
    @troy3456789 6 місяців тому +2

    Determinism is real, but it is just too crazy and too varied to predict how a person would behave with it, just based upon an immeasurable concatenation of prior events. They behave deterministically, but still mysteriously enough to the past, you can only guess a range of behaviors.
    Deterministic + Random, and there is no free will in either of those.

    • @willrobbins2550
      @willrobbins2550 6 місяців тому

      Nice opinion

    • @troy3456789
      @troy3456789 6 місяців тому

      @@willrobbins2550 thanks, that is helpful since it is scientifically proven.

    • @willrobbins2550
      @willrobbins2550 6 місяців тому +1

      @@troy3456789 you’re welcome. There is scientific evidence supporting your claim. It is unproven, however

  • @poopykousei8411
    @poopykousei8411 5 місяців тому

    I came from an anime that included this

    • @HHYO_
      @HHYO_ 5 місяців тому

      which

    • @RobWynn
      @RobWynn 5 місяців тому

      @@HHYO_ rascal does not dream!

    • @SabaShubitidze
      @SabaShubitidze 5 місяців тому

      bunny girl senpai

  • @Palavon_of_Shiraz
    @Palavon_of_Shiraz 4 місяці тому

    Ngl, this felt like the non answer equivalent of an explanation.

  • @Trizzer89
    @Trizzer89 6 місяців тому

    Pretty sure the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle proves non-determinism

    • @willrobbins2550
      @willrobbins2550 6 місяців тому

      We can’t know doesn’t mean it can’t be

  • @frigoff1841
    @frigoff1841 5 місяців тому

    That photo of Sam Harris didn’t age well

  • @generalwin13
    @generalwin13 6 місяців тому

    You lost me at Sam h