Peirce and Anaximander

[Otto]

>
> Interestingly enough Einstein, who had contributed his share to bringing
> down the mechanistic world view, could not accept the notion that the
> universe was inherently governed by chance and expressed his dislike for
> quantum mechanics with "Der Herrgott wuerfelt nicht."
>
> Needless to say, this is highly important scientific background for some
> of Pynchon's themes and leitmotifs.
>
> Thomas
>

Or is it that he just could not accept what he had found out because it
proved to be contrary to his religious beliefs?
If God doesn't roll the dices but the universe is ruled by chance I cannot
help but taking the secular point of view of the 20th century that the
universe is a giant random generator.

Otto