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W. Brian Arthur (Part 2) on "Prim Dreams of Order vs. Messy Vitality" in Economics, Math, and Physics

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The Universe's Unfolding

I think that the future itself is being created. You might even know the processes by which it's being created in the economy, but yet you can't predict anything. So i'm on the side of people who say something like this, maybe the future exists somewhere. I wouldn't like the idea that if i were infinitely smart, i could switch on a detective show and predict the ending ino ten episodes. Hence, i like the idea the universe's unfolding. And i think i'm in the messy vitality camp.

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