determinism

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Many critics noted that their work suffered from selection bias and determinism; a 1991 Newsweek article described it as “an elaborate historical horoscope that will never withstand scholarly scrutiny.”

From Salon

So much for the work of Pierre-Simon Laplace, the French mathematician, philosopher and king of determinism.

From New York Times

The idea that people grow up to embody their names is a phenomenon called "nominative determinism", Ms Kihm said.

From BBC

"A strictly climate determinism perspective is limiting and distorts reality," Matthew Huber, Professor of Geography in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, wrote to Salon.

From Salon

For fellow adherents of determinism — the belief that it’s impossible for a person in any situation to have acted differently than they did — Sapolsky’s scientific defense of the cause is welcome.

From Los Angeles Times