if each of those parts is also a deterministic constituent of even smaller parts, and so on… then this infinite regress of local determinism gives rise to indeterminism. and not just in practice, but in principle even in a Newtonian “billiard-balls” universe
Why? And why is that important when we have good reason to believe the regress is not infinite?
Why? And why is that important when we have good reason to believe the regress is not infinite?