Quotes: Determinism

It is impossible to trap modern physics into predicting anything with perfect determinism because it deals with probabilities from the outset.

The world changed from having the determinism of a clock to having the contingency of a pinball machine.

A profound political question is suddenly on the table: Must the country continue to give precedence to private financial gain and market determinism over human lives and broad public values?

Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.

In one sense I feel that my book is a one-woman argument against determinism.

Man is a masterpiece of creation if for no other reason than that, all the weight of evidence for determinism notwithstanding, he believes he has free will.