Stop-and-go determinism is a concept in philosophy that suggests that the universe operates according to a predetermined plan but can be interrupted or altered at certain points. This idea allows for the possibility of free will or random events in an otherwise deterministic framework.
go and ask your mama.
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The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle as well as wave-particle duality prevent any form of determinism at the quantum level. This is because Newtonian determinism requires the position of matter to be certain and HUP makes the position of matter uncertain and Wave-Particle Duality questions whether something has mass at all in a given location.
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The concept of free will is usually considered the opposite of determinism. A believer in determinism, he did not try to prevent what he considered to be God's will.
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The implication of environmental determinism and possibilism on Nigeria development is preparedness in disaster management.
Quantum mechanics challenges the idea of determinism by introducing uncertainty at the smallest scales of matter. While it doesn't necessarily disprove determinism, it suggests that the universe may not operate in a completely predictable way.
Lets take an example of Traffic that is regulated by lights on the cross-roads. Red light means 'stop' amber light provides a gap between red and green lights 'to get set' and green light means 'go'. The concept shows that neither is there a situation of absolute necessity (environmental determinism) nor is there a condition of absolute freedom (possibilism). It means that human beings can conquer nature by obeying it. They have to respond to the red signals and can proceed in their pursuits of development when nature permits the modifications. It means that possibilities can be created within the limits which do not damage the environment and there is no free run without accidents. The free run which the developed economies attempted to take has already resulted in the green house effect, ozone layer depletion, global warming, receding glaciers and degrading lands. The neo-determinism conceptually attempts to bring a balance nullifying the 'either' or dichotomy.
No, the existence of God is not necessarily ruled out by determinism. Determinism is the belief that all events, including human actions, are ultimately determined by causes external to the will. This does not necessarily preclude the existence of a higher power or deity.