#i've always referred to this as 'dice theory' bc i've always described it to people as like...
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I JUST FOUND OUT THAT NOMOLOGICAL DETERMINISM IS A WORD THAT EXISTS AND THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT! THERE’S A WORD FOR LIKE MY ENTIRE WORLDVIEW! THAT’S SO COOL!
#/hyp to the entire worldview bit but OH MY GOD THIS IS A LEGIT CONCEPT OH MY GOD /POS#causal determinism#nomological determinism#i've always referred to this as 'dice theory' bc i've always described it to people as like...#the whole world is a table and everybody is a die and if you knew the materials of the dice and the air bubbles and#the paint chips and the exact air pressure and the angle and force and spin with which the dice are thrown#then you would be able to predict the rolls and then when the dice hit the table they also dent the table in certain ways which#influence the way future dice will roll and also the dice themselves are dented#which influences the way they'll roll in the future#i've always explained it like THAT because i thought i made up the idea but NO OH MY GOD#IT EXISTS TO OTHER PEOPLE!#dante dicit#philosophy#all caps
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