Types of determinism Philosophical Determinism

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  Philosophical Determinism is:
  
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    The concept that every event that takes place is the result of a causal chain of occurrences.
    
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    Event here means any human action, behaviour, cognition, decision, etc.
    
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  Theological Determinism is:
  
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    The belief that the causal chain can be traced back to an uncaused causer – i.e. God.
    
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    If God is omniscient and omnipotent then all our actions are predetermined by God.
    
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  Psychological Determinism is:
  
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    the theory that the purposes, needs, and desires of individuals are central to an explanation of human behaviour (the nature-nurture debate).
    
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  Scientific Determinism is:
  
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    The belief that the causal chain can be traced back to the Big Bang.
    
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    The mechanistic nature of the universe, and therefore human beings, means that everything you do is predetermined.
    

“In the mind there is no absolute or free will; but the mind is determined to will this or that by a cause, which has been determined by another cause, and this last by another cause, and so on to infinity.”

“Pear trees cannot bear bananas. The instincts of a spaniel cannot be the instincts of an ostrich. Everything is planned everything is determined.”