Predeterminism
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| - | '''Predestination''', in theology, is the doctrine that all events have been willed by God. Explanations of predestination often seek to address the "[[Argument from free will|paradox of free will]]", whereby God's [[omniscience]] seems incompatible with human [[Free will in theology|free will]]. In this usage, predestination can be regarded as a form of religious [[determinism]]; and usually [[predeterminism]]. | ||
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| - | Those who believe in predestination, such as [[John Calvin]], believe that before the [[creation (theology)|creation]] God determined the fate of the universe throughout all of time and space. | ||
| - | ==See also== | ||
| - | * [[Clockwork universe theory]] | ||
| - | * [[Fatalism]] | ||
| - | * [[Providentialism]] | ||
| - | * [[Synchronicity]] | ||
| - | * [[Vocation]] | ||
| + | '''Predeterminism''' is the idea that all events are determined in advance. Predeterminism is the [[philosophy]] that all events of [[history]], past, present and future, have been already decided or are already known (by [[God]], [[fate]], or some other force), including human actions. | ||
| + | Predeterminism is closely related to [[determinism]]. The concept of predeterminism is often argued by invoking [[causal determinism]], implying that there is an unbroken [[chain of prior occurrences]] stretching back to the origin of the universe. In the case of predeterminism, this chain of events has been pre-established, and human actions cannot interfere with the outcomes of this pre-established chain. Predeterminism can be used to mean such pre-established causal determinism, in which case it is categorised as a specific type of [[determinism]]. | ||
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Predeterminism is the idea that all events are determined in advance. Predeterminism is the philosophy that all events of history, past, present and future, have been already decided or are already known (by God, fate, or some other force), including human actions.
Predeterminism is closely related to determinism. The concept of predeterminism is often argued by invoking causal determinism, implying that there is an unbroken chain of prior occurrences stretching back to the origin of the universe. In the case of predeterminism, this chain of events has been pre-established, and human actions cannot interfere with the outcomes of this pre-established chain. Predeterminism can be used to mean such pre-established causal determinism, in which case it is categorised as a specific type of determinism.
