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Contemporary physics may be said to adhere, somewhat hesitantly, to a principle that could be called “absolute indeterminism.” In practice, the hesitation means that perhaps a majority of physicists vaguely confess to subscribe to such a point of view for what they perceive as practical reasons. This portrayal of attitudes, with respect to quantum fundamentals, is in many ways characteristic of Copenhagen-type interpretations.
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Post, E.J. (1995). Absolute Versus Relative Indeterminism. In: Quantum Reprogramming. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 181. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8410-4_17
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