ological ▁determin ism ▁is ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁determin ism ▁stating ▁that ▁all ▁events ▁that ▁happen ▁are ▁pre - ord ained , ▁or ▁pred est ined ▁to ▁happen , ▁by ▁a ▁mon othe istic ▁de ity , ▁or ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁dest ined ▁to ▁occur ▁given ▁its ▁om nis cience . ▁Two ▁forms ▁of ▁the ological ▁determin ism ▁exist , ▁here ▁referenced ▁as ▁strong ▁and ▁weak ▁the ological ▁determin ism . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁one , ▁strong ▁the ological ▁determin ism , ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁a ▁cre ator ▁de ity ▁dict ating ▁all ▁events ▁in ▁history : ▁" every thing ▁that ▁happens ▁has ▁been ▁pred est ined ▁to ▁happen ▁by ▁an ▁om nis cient , ▁om n ip ot ent ▁div inity ." ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁form , ▁weak ▁the ological ▁determin ism , ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁divine ▁for ek now ledge   – ▁" because ▁God ' s ▁om nis cience ▁is ▁perfect , ▁what ▁God ▁knows ▁about ▁the ▁future ▁will ▁in ev it ably ▁happen , ▁which ▁means , ▁consequ ently , ▁that ▁the ▁future ▁is ▁already ▁fixed ." ▁ ▁There ▁exist ▁slight ▁variations ▁on ▁the ▁above ▁categor isation . ▁Some ▁claim ▁that ▁the ological ▁determin ism ▁requires ▁pred est ination ▁of ▁all ▁events ▁and ▁out comes ▁by ▁the ▁div inity ▁( that ▁is , ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁class ify ▁the ▁we aker ▁version ▁as ▁' the ological ▁determin ism ' ▁unless ▁libert arian ▁free ▁will ▁is ▁assumed ▁to ▁be ▁denied ▁as ▁a ▁consequence ), ▁or