Comment by diogenesthehopeful on 30/08/2024 at 05:09 UTC

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Is radio active decay caused or uncaused?

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Comment by spgrk at 30/08/2024 at 06:20 UTC*

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It certainly has at least a probabilistic cause, since the half life depends on the kind of nucleus. Some people think it also has a sufficient cause, which means it is determined, and some think it only has a probabilistic cause, which means it is undetermined.