God does not play dice.
Albert Einstein Well maybe not, but mother Nature certainly does. Quantum mechanics is a successful theory.
By the way, the version I have of that particular Einstein quote indicates your version has been 'simplified' for the masses. Mine has it as:
"Quantum mechanics is very impressive. But an inner voice tells me that it is not yet the real thing. The theory yields a lot, but it hardly brings us any closer to the secret of the Old One. In any case I am convinced that He doesn't play dice."
The actual quote is more opaque and subtle, no? I've seen other versions that have it as: "...doesn't play dice with the universe."
It would be a nontrivial project to track down what he actually said. One possibility is that Albert himself recognized it as a good 'money quote' and used it more than once - with subtle variations.
Re: The Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
It stems from the first law of measurement.
Measurement cannot be made without changing the object
being measured (OUM). Even if it a is infinitesimally small
amount. Consider connecting a volt meter to a circuit.
Even at pico ohm input impedances it loads the
circuit. Changes in vector (phase)and amplitude Therefore
changing the circuit or object under test.
At some level position and speed cannot be measured because
it would interfere with the particle.
We can't measure the particle unless we stop time.
However if we can accelerate our measuring equipment to
a fast enough velocity the particle would slow down enough
to make the measurement.
From the Mandelbrot set:
z1= z02 + z0
z2 = z12 + z0
z3 = z22 + z0
What was thought to be chaos is actually order.
Therefore intelligent.
Where we went wrong was the element of time.
That's why we peer out into the Universe maybe, just maybe
what wee see is the history of time.
God is back in the picture.