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this post was submitted on 05 Aug 2023
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The problem with your simplification is that it loses all predictability.
We can't predict an electron on a miniscule scale. But we certainly can predict the rock it is a part of falling.
We can't predict an electron. But we can determine and estimate with some probabilities. And on a higher scale the summation of individual behavior becomes quite predictable.
If we were to take only your electron argument, it implies we can not predict any material movement.
But the macroscopic universe responds to the subatomic universe because of the existence of chaotic systems which can amplify the tiniest difference. The prediction of the rock breaks down over time because it’s interacting with macroscopic inputs from chaotic systems around it.