The Ghost of Chance

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I would like someone to clarify the difference between saying a ghost did it (the idea of superstition), and it happened by chance( a scientific way of explaining it). If a trash can falls over, and you do not understand how, with superstition you say a ghost knocked it over, and a scientist will say that there is a logical explanation. You say no a ghost did it, prove to me there is a logical reason. Later is was discovered that there was a logical explanation, and it was indeed a racoon that did it. At the same At the same time if you flip a coin you say there is a 50/ 50 chance it will land on one side or the other. However, would it not be fair to say, that just because something has so many variables in calculations, that you say its random, when in fact the outcome has already been determined just there is no way to reasonable predict it.

People who are skilled in certain areas can see things in predictable manners, while an unskilled person sees  them as random. Things that are unpredictable can cause anxiety in some people, and some people minds can see unpredictable things, or can extend there thought process to more metaphysical problems that others can not see. Anxiety being the dizziness of freedom, and this freedom can be accessed in a subconscious way, even if the said person is in the most unfree situation technique speaking, in a metaphysical subconscious area they are making everything in a random what ifs, although the are not aware of it consciously. 

Scientist will say off all measurements that the world of subatomic particles is truly random, including the idea of hidden variables. To argue I would say do we truly know enough to predict in such a new field. 

Why is this an interesting concept for a metaphysician it could be because if scientist explain the universe saying it happened in chance occurrences, ect and so on and so forth, its almost saying a ghost did it, when there could be a logical reason we have no idea about.  

Avatar of shadaomatch

It would be a shame if you went to all the trouble of writing and posting that just to get a sarcastic response from me

Avatar of xLaffite

If a sarcastic response comes to mind than reveal it, all responses have value to me

Avatar of shadaomatch

That was my sarcastic response

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Freedom only exists in the mind. It is the freedom to accept or rail against your fate.

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Like you said, your mind can be free in a prison, or you can be a slave to your passions in a luxurious lifestyle. The mind's freedom to accept or struggle against the conditions of the body are about as much control as we have over living in the world of sense. Am I wrong?