Approaching this question logically I have a hard time coming up with anything other than Fatalism, or, ontologically, a sort of Nihilism. Curious to hear your positions/beliefs (if your position is BASED on beliefs than at least please acknowledge so).
My (simplified) cosmology:
The world is deterministic in nature - if one were omniscient, one could know the outcome of all interactions forever. Whether everything is knowable is unimportant; despite the appearance of randomness (Heisenberg Uncertainty), not being able to measure something does not mean it has multiple outcomes. The universe is defined (confined) by finite data, and finite data leads to deterministic worlds.
My (simplified) ontology:
There are no intrinsic values; everything is meaningless - or, value is relative to the observer - Nietzsche's Perspectivism. Optimistic in that the nihilistic conclusion is "do what is right for you" as opposed to "die because the world is meaningless."
There it is.
@edetwi
Interesting response, though I might offer the following thoughts:
1. If "propensity" exists, that is if there is such a thing as a tendency, it is quantifiable IF you are able to know its value (omniscient). Say the equation for "Propensity" is a + b + c... = P. Humans can't know all the variables and so can't predict the solution, but that doesn't mean the variables aren't real or the solution isn't singular.
2. I would venture that you might be hasty in attributing quantum behavior to randomness. Perhaps more sophisticated equipment will prove ever more subatomic particles or give rise to new, exotic theories. The dogmas of science are revealed with equal if not greater frequency than their social counterparts.
My (simplified) cosmology:
The world is deterministic in nature - if one were omniscient, one could know the outcome of all interactions forever. Whether everything is knowable is unimportant; despite the appearance of randomness (Heisenberg Uncertainty), not being able to measure something does not mean it has multiple outcomes. The universe is defined (confined) by finite data, and finite data leads to deterministic worlds.
My (simplified) ontology:
There are no intrinsic values; everything is meaningless - or, value is relative to the observer - Nietzsche's Perspectivism. Optimistic in that the nihilistic conclusion is "do what is right for you" as opposed to "die because the world is meaningless."
There it is.
@edetwi
Interesting response, though I might offer the following thoughts:
1. If "propensity" exists, that is if there is such a thing as a tendency, it is quantifiable IF you are able to know its value (omniscient). Say the equation for "Propensity" is a + b + c... = P. Humans can't know all the variables and so can't predict the solution, but that doesn't mean the variables aren't real or the solution isn't singular.
2. I would venture that you might be hasty in attributing quantum behavior to randomness. Perhaps more sophisticated equipment will prove ever more subatomic particles or give rise to new, exotic theories. The dogmas of science are revealed with equal if not greater frequency than their social counterparts.