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Listener Questions #7

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

CHAPTER

The Big Bang and Free Will

This chapter explores listener inquiries about the Big Bang, clarifying misconceptions about its nature as a uniform hot and dense state rather than an explosion from a single point. It delves into the philosophical debates around determinism and randomness in the universe, questioning the implications of free will against the backdrop of classical physics and quantum mechanics. The discussion also highlights the role of observation in quantum behavior and its impact on decision points that could lead to drastically different outcomes.

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