▁for ▁anything ▁else ▁to ▁happen . ▁In ▁its ▁most ▁common ▁form , ▁nom ological ▁( or ▁scientific ) ▁determin ism , ▁future ▁events ▁are ▁necess itated ▁by ▁past ▁and ▁present ▁events ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁nature . ▁Such ▁determin ism ▁is ▁sometimes ▁illustrated ▁by ▁the ▁thought ▁experiment ▁of ▁Lap lace ' s ▁demon . ▁Im agine ▁an ▁entity ▁that ▁knows ▁all ▁facts ▁about ▁the ▁past ▁and ▁the ▁present , ▁and ▁knows ▁all ▁natural ▁laws ▁that ▁govern ▁the ▁universe . ▁If ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁nature ▁were ▁determin ate , ▁then ▁such ▁an ▁entity ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁use ▁this ▁knowledge ▁to ▁for ese e ▁the ▁future , ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁smallest ▁detail . ▁Log ical ▁determin ism ▁The ▁notion ▁that ▁all ▁propos itions , ▁whether ▁about ▁the ▁past , ▁present ▁or ▁future , ▁are ▁either ▁true ▁or ▁false . ▁The ▁problem ▁of ▁free ▁will , ▁in ▁this ▁context , ▁is ▁the ▁problem ▁of ▁how ▁choices ▁can ▁be ▁free , ▁given ▁that ▁what ▁one ▁does ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁is ▁already ▁determined ▁as ▁true ▁or ▁false ▁in ▁the ▁present . ▁The ological ▁determin ism ▁The ▁idea ▁that ▁the ▁future ▁is ▁already ▁determined , ▁either ▁by ▁a ▁cre ator ▁de ity ▁dec ree ing ▁or ▁knowing ▁its ▁outcome ▁in ▁advance . ▁The ▁problem ▁of ▁free ▁will , ▁in ▁this ▁context , ▁is ▁the ▁problem ▁of ▁how ▁our ▁actions ▁can ▁be ▁free ▁if ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁being ▁who ▁has ▁determined ▁them ▁for ▁us ▁in ▁advance , ▁or ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁already ▁set ▁in ▁time . ▁ ▁Other