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DETERMINISM has faded out of theoretical physics. Its exit has been commented on in various ways. Some writers are incredulous, and cannot be persuaded that determinism has really been eliminated. Some think that it is only a domestic change in physics, having no reactions on general philosophic thought. Some imagine that it is a justification for miracles. Some decide cynically to wait and see if determinism fades in again.
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EDDINGTON, A. The Decline of Determinism*. Nature 129, 233–240 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/129233a0
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