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    It is not the case that Quantum mechanics, the best-confirmed physical theory we have, is irreducibly indeterministic under standard (Copenhagen) and GRW interpretations.

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    • 1.The claim conflates 'practical unpredictability' with metaphysical indeterminism; randomness in outcomes doesn't prove determinism is false.
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    • 2.Many-worlds and de Broglie-Bohm mechanics are deterministic competitors that equally preserve quantum mechanics' empirical predictions.
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    • 3.Interpretation choice reflects philosophical preference, not physics; calling Copenhagen 'standard' doesn't settle whether nature is deterministic.
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    • 1.Collapse interpretations (Copenhagen, GRW) treat wave function collapse as fundamental, not reducible to deterministic hidden mechanisms.
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    • 2.Repeated experiments show quantum measurements yield genuinely random outcomes unpredictable from prior conditions, even in principle.
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    • 3.All attempts to restore determinism (Bohmian mechanics, many-worlds) require either hidden variables or unobservable branching, complicating the theory.
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