Martin Gardner's random bombardier thought experiment shows that
A. uncaused events in the microworld can affect the macroworld.
B. all macro events are the product of micro causes.
C. uncaused events in the microworld can never affect the macroworld.
D. the macro must be causally determined.
E. Geiger counters are causally determined time-keeping devices.
Answer: A
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