[Haskell-cafe] Re: Just how unsafe is unsafe

Peter Verswyvelen wrote:

I do have asked myself the question whether a "really random generating" function could be regarded as "pure" somehow (actually would a true random function still be a mathematical function?)

Wasn't there some agreement some time ago on this list that the universe itself is pure and computers are just simulating impurity by being, essentially, state monads on steroids? -- (c) this sig last receiving data processing entity. Inspect headers for copyright history. All rights reserved. Copying, hiring, renting, performance and/or quoting of this signature prohibited.