Does QM solve/resolve a few philosophical issues in Physics?

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Quantum Mechanics (QM) effectively addresses several philosophical dilemmas inherent in classical physics, particularly the issue of causality. Classical physics posits that every event must have a cause, leading to an infinite regress of causes. QM introduces the concept of Quantum Determinacy, which resolves this paradox. Additionally, QM offers insights into the problems of infinite divisibility, the nature of time-space, and the conservation laws of mass-energy under unusual conditions.

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QM seems something out of our everyday experience and to some it might seem unusual/weird/undeliverable/a hoax...yet... perhaps it actually solves some of the conundrums in classical physics

Does QM solve/resolve a few philosophical issues in Physics?

1) Classical physics says that every event has to have a cause. Thus the cause would have to have a cause etc...but this leads us into an endless logic, an infinite loop.

QM fits in neatly where the concept of Quantum Determinacy solves the paradox in the above logic.

It may also provide so solutions or a better understanding to -

the problem of "infinite divisibility", time-space, maintenance of laws of conservation of mass-energy in peculiar situations

What are your thoughts about QM providing a better picture/understanding of some of the unresolved things in classical physics?
 
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