Some believe that nothing is truly random in the universe because everything is governed by physical rules and processes that can be predicted with enough data. This idea is supported by the fact that even seemingly random events, such as coin tosses or dice rolls, are actually predictable once all the factors affecting them are known[1]. Random number generators, which are often used to create randomness in computing, are not truly random but rather use predetermined algorithms[2]. In a universe with predictable rules, true randomness cannot exist[1]. If that is true, clicking the dice above will not take you to a random post on this site, but it will take you to a post of some relevance and importance to you, which may be quite obvious, or which you may need to figure out.
Click the dice to go to a random post on this web site. Leave a comment if you had an amazing coincidence.
We’ve also added the red dice icon to the top of every page so you can explore this site quickly that way now.
Citations
[1] https://www.stoskimosti.com/blog/there-is-no-random
[2] https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/13x7y3/is_anything_in_the_universe_truly_random/
[3] https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/2439/is-there-anything-that-is-totally-random
[4] https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22530120-500-chance-is-anything-in-the-universe-truly-random/
