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Wed, 16 Mar 2022 11:16:15 +0000

Hindu and Buddhist philosophies state that any event is the result of previous events, as is reflected in the concept of karma. As such, this conception is at odd with the idea of randomness, and any reconciliation between both of them would require an explanation.

In reply to - Abigail posted an update Pi certainly seems to behave this way. In the first six billion decimal places of pi, each of the digits from 0 through 9 shows up about six hundred million times. Yet such results, […]

Ben posted an update: In some religious contexts, procedures that are commonly […]

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 11:16:04 +0000

In some religious contexts, procedures that are commonly perceived as randomizers are used for divination. Cleromancy uses the casting of bones or dice to reveal what is seen as the will of the gods.

Ben posted an update: The characteristics of an organism arise to some extent […]

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 10:58:30 +0000

The characteristics of an organism arise to some extent deterministically (e.g., under the influence of genes and the environment), and to some extent randomly. For example, the density of freckles that appear on a person’s skin is controlled by genes and exposure to light; whereas the exact location of individual freckles seems random.