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I think so. If a process is truly random, does this mean there was no mechanism for it? How was it determined? It seems to me that picking a random number is something a closed system cannot possibly do.
"Cannot possibly" is a very strong claim - I would hesitate to say anything much stronger than "should not be expected to".
You're correct of course.
But I'm 'sticking my neck out' on this one -- my intention was to signal this.
Admirable! I will read it as a rhetorical flourish, then.