Theological determinism is the belief that God has absolute control over all events and that everything happens according to His divine plan. Examples include the notion that God's omniscience means He foreknows all actions and choices, thereby predetermining the fate of individuals, such as in the doctrines of predestination found in certain interpretations of Christianity. Another example is the belief that God's will directly influences human decisions, making them inevitable within the framework of divine sovereignty. This perspective often raises discussions about free will and moral responsibility.
Theological simply means being related to theology. An example sentence would be: Every book he has is a theological book.
Because there is nothing about religion that is testable; in other words, religion cannot be disproven at all, not just when compared with determinism. For that matter, determinism is a broad and general theory, or perhaps philosophy, that itself is rather difficult to test on a scale comparable to something like religion. On a much smaller scale, determinism is really the nature of many research conclusions. For example, it can be determined that heating a gas will cause its volume to increase.
A Determinism of Morality was created on 2010-05-25.
Anti-determinism is the belief that some events are not determined by prior causes or natural laws, but rather arise spontaneously or due to chance. It suggests that there is inherent randomness or unpredictability in the universe. Anti-determinism challenges the idea of strict causal relationships governing all events.
Arguments against determinism include the belief that it undermines free will and personal responsibility, as well as the idea that it overlooks the role of randomness and unpredictability in the universe. Some also argue that determinism fails to account for the complexity of human behavior and the potential for genuine creativity and innovation.
The concept of free will is usually considered the opposite of determinism. A believer in determinism, he did not try to prevent what he considered to be God's will.
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Examples of environmental determinism include the belief that geography and climate dictate a society's development and culture, such as the idea that desert climates lead to nomadic lifestyles. Another example is how proximity to natural resources may determine economic patterns, like the importance of rivers for agricultural societies. Additionally, the impact of disease on population density and settlement patterns can be seen as a form of environmental determinism.
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The implication of environmental determinism and possibilism on Nigeria development is preparedness in disaster management.