Suppose that every physical event, including every coin toss, is determined by the initial conditions of the universe, in conjunction with the laws. What is the subjective probability that a coin toss lands Heads?

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Suppose that every physical event, including every coin toss, is determined by the initial conditions
of the universe, in conjunction with the laws. What is the subjective probability that a coin toss
lands Heads?
The objective probability is 0% or 100%. So the subjective probability is either 0% or 100%, but we don't
know which. So we never know the subjective probability associated with a coin landing Heads
50%
The fact that coin tosses are difficult to predict shows we do not live in a deterministic universe
Unanswerable
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that every physical event, including every coin toss, is determined by the initial conditions of the universe, in conjunction with the laws. What is the subjective probability that a coin toss lands Heads? The objective probability is 0% or 100%. So the subjective probability is either 0% or 100%, but we don't know which. So we never know the subjective probability associated with a coin landing Heads 50% The fact that coin tosses are difficult to predict shows we do not live in a deterministic universe Unanswerable
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