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“Owen, stop saying the cereal tastes like buttered tomatoes, it is really random
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Randomation

The most stupidest idiot in the world, and with his short name "Random" he will be summoned so be careful with your mouth

"R: wait what the fuck am i here"
i ain't seeing that random animation, or Randomation
by Randomati0n July 13, 2022
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Random Jones

(n) An insult used to describe someone who imparts an action that is deemed random through situational circumstances.
Person one: So we went to this party this weekend..
Person two: Girraffes!
Person one: Alright there Random Jones..
by Lou Desimone November 11, 2008
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Random

A annoying word for conversations or used to found a unpredictable thing like a random number generator also it is my first name so :(
Person 1: Hey Random
Random: Hello

Person 1:Hahah that so random
Person 2: Okay...
by Randomsnz April 29, 2024
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Determined or Random

I'm glad that you brought that up because it takes me to my second problem with determinism. Let's try and visualize your argument.

D

>ID - ID

R > R

ED
So, and action is either Random (R) or Determined. If it's Determined it's either Internally (ID) or Externally (ED) Determined. If it's Externally Determined, then you have no control. If it's Internally Determined, then the internal determination is either Determined or Random. And I'm guessing that by "Determined" you mean "The necessary byproduct of an antecedent chain in which the actor or mechanism could not have done otherwise," Correct? Is that close? Does that make sense? I feel like there are a lot of presuppositions that need to be unpacked.

Hym "So, how is asking whether or not something is determined or random any different than asking whether or not my bedroom is hot or cold? It's both. And neither. It's, like, luke warm. So, you presuppose the absence of a grey area between determined and random. That random and determine don't exist on a spectrum in the same way hot and cold exist on a spectrum. As though thinks can't be more or less determined or more or less random. Is the outcome of a coin to more or less random than the outcome of rolling a 20 sided dice? You could say that the outcome is determined I guess. By the exact about of force used to roll the dice or flip the coin.
The relationship between the material of the dice and the material of the surface of the table or the conditions of the air in the room you're flipping the coin. Also, if we accept 'determined' as 'the necessary byproduct of an antecedent chain in which the actor or mechanism could not have done otherwise' you presuppose that what happens in response to a given antecedent chain is what OUGHT to happen in response to said chain. So, Antecedent Chain A -> either Outcome A or Outcome B. If ACA -> OA then you have to presuppose that what ought to happen in response to ACA is OA. If ACA -> OB then, again, you're forced to presuppose that what ought a happen in response to ACA is OB. But if the likelihood of ACA leading to OB is 1% and it HAPPENS ANYWAY... What you have is NOT an outcome that 'couldn't have been otherwise' but, rather, SHOULD have been otherwise and wasn't. Ya feel me? So, I know this doesn't demonstrate free will but I don't think you have been able to successfully demonstrate that there isn't a point at which 'the self' is not the fundamental locus of control in any given choice. It's a good argument though. It's tricky. But it's like a weird semantic blackhole. It's like saying 'Well, if you don't actively control the firing of your neurons, you don't actually control yourself.' Just weird. Determined or random."
by Hym Iam December 5, 2023
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Mint cat of randomness

(Noun)

The flying mint cat of randomness is a ancient cat that will grant you one wish and you can teleport to one show or anime
"Have you heard about the Flying Mint Cat of Randomness I heard it lives in you closet"~random person
by Firewolf 360 March 25, 2016
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