I think so. If a process is truly random, does this mean there was no mechanism for it? How was it determined? It seems to me that picking a random number is something a closed system cannot possibly do.
“Cannot possibly” is a very strong claim—I would hesitate to say anything much stronger than “should not be expected to”.
You’re correct of course.
But I’m ‘sticking my neck out’ on this one—my intention was to signal this.
Admirable! I will read it as a rhetorical flourish, then.
I think so. If a process is truly random, does this mean there was no mechanism for it? How was it determined? It seems to me that picking a random number is something a closed system cannot possibly do.
“Cannot possibly” is a very strong claim—I would hesitate to say anything much stronger than “should not be expected to”.
You’re correct of course.
But I’m ‘sticking my neck out’ on this one—my intention was to signal this.
Admirable! I will read it as a rhetorical flourish, then.