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The question that everyone has been dying to know has been answered. Finally! What will scientists study next?

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[–] PetteriPano@lemmy.world 231 points 3 weeks ago (21 children)

The theorem holds true. The theorem states that the monkey has infinite time, not just the lifetime of our universe.

That's just lazy science to change the conditions to make sensational headlines. Bad scientists!

[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 107 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This just in: scientists disprove validity of thought experiment; philosophers remain concerned that they've missed the point.

[–] murmelade@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The universe is the cage and we are the monkeys. We have already written Hamlet.

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