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haha yeah i feel the same about it too.
Basically it is based on the model of the atom, where there is the nucleus containing the protons and neutrons and there are the electrons revolving around it. The Bohr atom model says that there are fixed energy levels for the electrons, so they can only be found a certain distance from the nucleus at any time. In this case, everything was fixed, and the universe functioned in a set pre-determined manner.
Quantam mechanics changed everything. It says that there is a certain probability or chance of finding an electron in a certain part of the atom. But, there are places where the probability is higher and places where the probability is lower. The Herzberg uncertainty Principle says that the more you try to narrow your range of places of finding the electron, the smaller the probability that the electron can be found there. When you widen the range, the probability of finding the electron there increases.
So what Quantam mechanics does is that it leaves a certain space open for some sort of random behavior, and this means that humans are no longer set within limits, but actually have some form of a choice...all because of the quantam mechanics theory..
A bit more on quantam: The electrons were proposed to orbit around the nucleus in a wave like fashion..and there are some complicated equations associated with them.
Hope that helped, Regina
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