The question is pretty much self-explanatory, I was just curious if there is any possible way to show that Modal collapse isn't caused by determinism.
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2I'm not voting to close, and I know you say that the question is self-explanatory, but I would suggest at least linking to a Wikipedia/SEP article/section on modal collapse. I feel like I've seen this contention, or a similar one, before, but either way, I think I can see what you're getting at but without spelling out issues like logical vs. nomological necessity, etc. a random outsider might not see the point of the contention.– Kristian BerryCommented Mar 4, 2023 at 23:58
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1The question is not self-explanatory, one-liners never are. "Determinism" can mean a single timeline or multiple timelines, as in many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. "Modal" is also highly ambiguous, see SEP, Varieties of Modality. Even with a single deterministic timeline logical, metaphysical and even physical (with different initial states) possibilities remain.– ConifoldCommented Mar 5, 2023 at 6:31
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Determinism requires nothing. Determinism only assumes.
In a deterministic system everything is necessarily as it is. There are no alternative possibilities or uncertainties of any kind.
However, that doesn't mean that there are only necessarily true statements. In a deterministic system there are no statements at all, no entities capable of making any statements.