Is the Universe Deterministic?

The fact that current science is unable to predict when a particular nucleus will decay does not in itself prove that the universe is not determined. It might be that there are laws we are unaware of that dictate the exact moment of decay. (And yes, I know you will tell me that the majority of physicists don’t think so, but the majority is not always right.) In any case, why scramble so desperately for evidence that the universe is not strictly determined, when in our own daily lives we experience freedom of choice, which leaves the future “open” rather than determined?

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