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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Let’s say that Gerard ‘t Hooft is roughly correct with his model of a cellular automata (CA) model of the universe and quantum mechanics.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Let’s further say the model is incomplete because the universe is infinite that has a fluctuating metric for space. The ruler gives us the illusion of an expanding universe and could be consistent with the observed cosmic background radiation. QM unitaries would come from CAs like Fredkin Cas and dissipative behavior from CAs like Conway’s Game of Life. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In that situation, there would be a growing network of causality chains as light from one place reached another place. But entanglement would be weird on the edges where information encounters one another. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Does any of this give free will? No, but it seems like it might suggest an experiment with advanced telescopes.<br><br>Marcus<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Friam <friam-bounces@redfish.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jochen Fromm<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 20, 2025 12:32 PM<br><b>To:</b> The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam@redfish.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [FRIAM] Free will part 20250620<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A second blog post about free will in the series of philosophical blog articles nobody needs :) I tried to mention all references and inspirations. If I forgot to mention someone please let me know. <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://blog.cas-group.net/2025/06/the-hard-problem-of-free-will/">https://blog.cas-group.net/2025/06/the-hard-problem-of-free-will/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-J.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>