/sci/ - Science & Math

>Is the universe deterministic?
Short answer yes, long answer kinda.

Something is either deterministic or nondeterministic. I know the universe is causal, but that's not the point.

>>3156175
>> only changes things in long scale.

Not sure actually. Shroedinger cat aside there are other things that let me doubtful.
It's not a single atom that behaves randomly, it's every single one. Unlikely shit can happen when you sum up small probabilities.

>>2680333
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/religion

Of the definitions listed, this is the only one that could encompass science:
2. a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects: the Christian religion; the Buddhist religion.

Note that by this definition soccer is a religion.