On 6/28/2015 2:38 AM, 'scerir' via Everything List wrote:
True randomness is not computable by (at least one) definition of "random".
But a good pseudo-random number generator would not be detectable for many
steps
(SFMT period = 2^216091).
-Brent
That reminds me of Saint Thomas Aquinas: "Therefore, it is not contrary to
divine
providence that there are some fortuitous and chance events among things." -
"Non
est igitur divinae providentiae contrarium quod sint aliqua fortuita et
casualia in
rebus.", in 'Contra Gentiles', III, 74,
Typical theologian: he only considers cases favorable to his belief. What about
non-fortutitous events that cause much death and suffering, e.g. the earthquakes,
tsunamis, epidemics,... They are not contrary to divine providence, but they're contrary
to a benevolent providence.
Brent
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