What is determinism?
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It depends on the context. In theology, determinism is the belief that God has decided before you are born whether you will ultimately go to Heaven. This is opposed to other denominations of Christianity that believe your actions while on Earth will decide that.
In non-religious philosophy, it refers to the idea that what we may perceive as free will, e.g. deciding to order soda instead of beer at dinner, is only an illusion of free will. If we are just made of atoms which follow completely predictable scientific principles, then given the exact same situation we would make the exact same “decision” every time. Others argue quantum physics allows for the existence of true free will.
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