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>> As data on our universe approaches infinity, all events within our universe become predictable… << Interesting interpretation. My conclusion is quite a bit different, because as long as there is the possibility of one unpredictable event, all is potentially unpredictable. We can assume that as we collect more data -> infinity that our predictions will become more and more accurate. Therefore being a useful tool in determining with greater accuracy weather systems for instance. But how do we account for a volcano errupting, which itself is a Chaos driven phenomena, which can influence the weather, and if we do take into account the volcano, how can we predict what will happen, unless we model the volcano to try to determine when it will errupt… At minimum we would have to model our Solar system, but that still doesn't take into account an asteroid entering our solar system…. and so on. But assuming that it is even theoretically possible to collect all the data and account for all the interaction of all the elements, (we would have to recreate the universe in its entirety as a model). We would also have to be able to advance that model ahead of time itself to determine what will happen. This would be the only way that we could predict with a 100% certainty what would happen. In fact the best we could hope for, is that our model would operate in real time with the known universe, as other wise it would be creating the future in advance of our time. Which is theoretically impossible. And according to the physics that I know, just the fact that you had created an alterate model would influence the reality of the universe as we know it. Kinda like the mirror reflecting the mirror reflecting the mirror etc. >> Chaos theory assumes that there are no unpredictable events. << But is that the same as "all events are predictable"? I don't think so, because you can't know all the factors to predict an event. Brain teaser that one. 🙂 John