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This paper offers a review of several questions Quantum Mechanics poses to theological discussion. I present some of the most relevant interpretations of this theory, and I approach the question of quantum indeterminism to show that Quantum Mechanics does not provide a unanimous answer. For some interpretations indeterminism is real, whereas for others it is only apparent. This brings us to the question about the kind of knowledge that science can obtain. As this issue should be framed within the scientific realism–antirealism debate, the most relevant viewpoints of this discussion are also mentioned. Given the plurality of interpretations and ontologies arising from Quantum Mechanics, I discuss whether it makes sense to inquire into the theological implications of the quantum world. I suggest that an ontological-pluralist view is characteristic of how science objectifies reality, but is not necessarily present in other kinds of knowledge, such as metaphysics or theology.

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This page is a summary of: IS QUANTUM INDETERMINISM REAL? THEOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS, Zygon®, March 2015, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12186.
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