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published on July 30, 2025
Hippokratis Kiaris

https://doi.org/10.5840/philtheol2025729183
Randomness as a Paradox
The essay discusses two sources of randomness in the natural world. The first one is methodological and is associated with the complexity of the system, the inability to handle data of astronomically large scale, or the lack of adequate theory. The second is due to the emergence of a state that cannot be expressed as a function of a previous state albeit it is perceived as its derivative. By examining the ramifications of each possibility, the essay concludes that in both cases, albeit from different directions, objectivism is an illusional concept and that the only avenue to move forward is an anthropocentric perception of life and of the natural world. In both cases the conclusions reached may appear as paradoxical which raises skepticism regarding the breadth of the modern epistemological perspectives.