Conclusion
The results in Sections 2 and 3 show that demanding determinism is such a stringent restriction that it would involve a really drastic change in viewpoint. Ignoring the restriction is not very satisfying either. One is left with an annoying dilemma, whose solution could use some work.
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Budic, R., Sachs, R.K. Deterministic space-times. Gen Relat Gravit 7, 21–29 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00762010
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