Dj's words are very poetic...I'm not sure if I'd be able to refute or agree with them though. It sounds kinda like the power of positive thinking, which is evident in, say, self-fulfilling prophecies. But it can become erroneous and even dangerous when applied to a larger level, arguing that our thoughts and actions attract a certain destiny.
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
However, the Uncertainty Principle could allow for more then one out come. It maybe vanilla for 1000 iterations or for 999. You can never know.
I don't believe that the Uncertainty Principle would be a factor here. Outcomes can be uncertain...they can even be two different things until they are somehow removed from their quantum state (usually simple interaction with other particles, or observing something, will suffice) but in my thought experiment everything is the same in each iteration. The uncertainty of the decision would be the same, and whatever quantum state became reality (vanilla instead of chocolate) would be the one that always happens...because the same forces would be at play that removed the quantum state "chocolate" from being a possibility.
About the only argument that might hold water concerning that is the idea of multiple (or infinite) universes, in which each quantum permutation comes to pass, and each deviation creates a new universe. I can't pretend to know the physics and rationale behind it (I heard it first when browsing some string theory articles) but the whole thing seems pretty unfounded to me at the moment.
I've also heard the argument that causality doesn't account for random generation of subatomic particles out of nothing. "Immaculate existence", to describe it using a religious parody. And perhaps they are right....we have no way of knowing at the moment. But those particles, however large or small, are still subject to causality once they exist.