▁philosophy ▁that ▁all ▁events ▁of ▁history , ▁past , ▁present ▁and ▁future , ▁have ▁been ▁decided ▁or ▁are ▁known ▁( by ▁God , ▁fate , ▁or ▁some ▁other ▁force ), ▁including ▁human ▁actions . ▁Pred et erm in ism ▁is ▁frequently ▁taken ▁to ▁mean ▁that ▁human ▁actions ▁cannot ▁inter f ere ▁with ▁( or ▁have ▁no ▁bearing ▁on ) ▁the ▁out comes ▁of ▁a ▁pre - det erm ined ▁course ▁of ▁events , ▁and ▁that ▁one ' s ▁dest iny ▁was ▁established ▁extern ally ▁( for ▁example , ▁exclus ively ▁by ▁a ▁cre ator ▁de ity ). ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁pred et erm in ism ▁is ▁often ▁argued ▁by ▁inv oking ▁caus al ▁determin ism , ▁imp lying ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁an ▁un bro ken ▁chain ▁of ▁prior ▁occurr ences ▁stretch ing ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁universe . ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁pred et erm in ism , ▁this ▁chain ▁of ▁events ▁has ▁been ▁pre - est ab lished , ▁and ▁human ▁actions ▁cannot ▁inter f ere ▁with ▁the ▁out comes ▁of ▁this ▁pre - est ab lished ▁chain . ▁Pred et erm in ism ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁mean ▁such ▁pre - est ab lished ▁caus al ▁determin ism , ▁in ▁which ▁case ▁it ▁is ▁categor ised ▁as ▁a ▁specific ▁type ▁of ▁determin ism . ▁It ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁inter change ably ▁with ▁caus al ▁determin ism   – ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁its ▁capacity ▁to ▁determine ▁future ▁events . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁pred et erm in ism ▁is