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Superdeterminism

Superdeterminism
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

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A theory that explains Bell's inequality. It posits that there is no 'free choice' in experimental settings; the initial conditions at the Big Bang have already determined what experiments you will do and the state of the particles. Everything is predetermined.

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The ultimate fatalistic perspective. Although it may seem despairing, when analyzing history or macro trends, this perspective can help us see the grand causal chains that transcend individual will, like hidden threads.

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Superdeterminism is a hypothesis responding to Bell's theorem: if the measurement settings and particle hidden variables are jointly determined at the beginning of the universe, then the 'free choice' premise of Bell's inequality fails, and quantum nonlocality may not be real. It is rare but logically self-consistent in negating experimental conclusions.

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