Note: This part of the report will focus on the question
itself, what raises such a question, and what makes us curious about it. The
second part will focus on answering and discuss the philosophy of randomness.
Yes, it’s a recursion question so we must look at the
meaning of Random throughout human history to understand the patterns yet to
discover. Are random events as we see today, patterns that we don’t yet
recognize, or know of, like our understanding of the laws that governs the
universe. Our most understanding of our
universe is recent. Can it be the same with our understanding of Random.
The Infinite monkey theorem states that a monkey hitting
keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will
almost surely type a given text, such as the complete works of William
Shakespeare.
The everyday definitions of randomness are the lack of order,
patter, or purpose. So, how would it that this existent will exist again in the
same way, it’s the infinite monkey theorem over again. This might go back to
the question of existent itself or why there is something rather than nothing.
Even when random is implemented in something such as music
player using a random number generator function it dose not seem that random or
dose not live to the expectation. Apple made their Shuffle feature less random,
to make it more random. Songs with the same genera or by the same artist where
played after one another.
Patton Oswalt the comedian speaks about his wife passing in
his special Annihilation that she had won the argument of randomness in
the worst possible way. She always told him that everything is random, and he didn’t
take that seriously until she unexpectedly died. Now his motto is her saying “It’s
chaos. Be kind.”
This Website picks a random YouTube video for you to watch every time you click on it (try it it's fun)
Even the topics discussed what raises the question is random,
the only thing in common is random itself and I did that on purpose it will not
prove a point since I hand picked each one. So, its not random, but to show
that randomness can be hand picked by a govern deity or law. If you made it
this far, I know that this report does not make any sense now, so make of it what
you will, your own sense. Let’s see how random is your response compare to
others. So, I ask of you to write a reply before you read anyone else’s, Thanks.
Please comment or answer this question:
What is the philosophy of random?
posted by Mena Sargios #8
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ReplyDeleteI do not believe that there are randoms things because there is always something or someone that is deciding what is going to happen nest. So, I think that random is more of just a saying that people say when they think something happened out of the ordinary even though it happened because it was meant to be a certain way.
I really don't know if random necessarily is random. We could be predestined in life or we really could be allowed to make choices in life at random. If I were to pull a marble out of a bag of a certain color, was that random or was I supposed to pick that marble at that certain time when I was born? I, personally have moments of where I have seen both sides. Like if I run into a friend at the store. Was it just pure randomness that allowed us both to be there at the same time or was it predestined for us to both be there at the same time? I can't go one way or the other.
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ReplyDeleteFun and interesting topic. When talking about random, I would assume that some individuals' answers will be that nothing is random and that everything is a design. I do not believe that, personally, and I also believe that we have free will to decide what happens. In a way, many, many things are random, but I like to believe we can also control a great deal of events.
"This might go back to the question of existent [existence?] itself or why there is something rather than nothing." Everything goes back to that question, doesn't it?
ReplyDelete"Apple made their Shuffle feature less random, to make it more random." How does that work?
Isn't what we call "random" really just whatever we can't now give a causal account of, i.e, that whereof we are presently ignorant? So, to overcome randomness we just need to be omniscient? But who would WANT to be? Isn't "randomness" related to novelty, surprise, and many other good things in our experience? Know-it-alls are bored-and boring.