▁every ▁occurrence ▁results ▁in ev it ably ▁from ▁prior ▁events . ▁Quant um ▁mechan ics ▁pos es ▁a ▁serious ▁challenge ▁to ▁this ▁view . ▁ ▁Fund amental ▁debate ▁continues ▁over ▁whether ▁the ▁physical ▁universe ▁is ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁determin istic . ▁Although ▁the ▁scientific ▁method ▁cannot ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁rule ▁out ▁ind et erm in ism ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁viol ations ▁of ▁caus al ▁closure , ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁identify ▁ind et erm in ism ▁in ▁natural ▁law . ▁Inter pret ations ▁of ▁quantum ▁mechan ics ▁at ▁present ▁are ▁both ▁determin istic ▁and ▁ind et erm in istic , ▁and ▁are ▁being ▁const rained ▁by ▁on going ▁experiment ation . ▁ ▁Dest iny ▁and ▁fate ▁▁ ▁Dest iny ▁or ▁fate ▁is ▁a ▁pred et erm ined ▁course ▁of ▁events . ▁It ▁may ▁be ▁conce ived ▁as ▁a ▁pred et erm ined ▁future , ▁whether ▁in ▁general ▁or ▁of ▁an ▁individual . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁concept ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁fixed ▁natural ▁order ▁to ▁the ▁cos mos . ▁ ▁Although ▁often ▁used ▁inter change ably , ▁the ▁words ▁" f ate " ▁and ▁" dest iny " ▁have ▁distinct ▁con not ations . ▁ ▁F ate ▁generally ▁implies ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁set ▁course ▁that ▁cannot ▁be ▁devi ated ▁from , ▁and ▁over ▁which ▁one ▁has ▁no ▁control . ▁F ate ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁determin ism , ▁but ▁makes ▁no ▁specific ▁claim ▁of ▁physical ▁determin ism . ▁Even ▁with ▁physical ▁ind et erm in ism ▁an ▁event ▁could ▁still