I don't believe that's true at all. There are several versions of determinism, and I doubt very much that many philosophers would include God in the strongest formulation of the argument. The argument you gave is simply weaker than the argument that everything that happens is caused by antecedent conditions, and that if any person knew everything about the universe one second, he would be able to predict everything that happens in the next second.
Then again, maybe you're using the word "philosophical" in a different way than I would -- and I think this is the case, especially since academic philosophy cares little for being readily understood by most people.
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Date: 2009-04-28 10:58 pm (UTC)Then again, maybe you're using the word "philosophical" in a different way than I would -- and I think this is the case, especially since academic philosophy cares little for being readily understood by most people.