Ideas from 'On Divination ('De divinatione')' by M. Tullius Cicero [46 BCE], by Theme Structure

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16. Persons / F. Free Will / 6. Determinism / a. Determinism
Whoever knows future causes knows everything that will be
                        Full Idea: Whoever grasps the causes of future things must necessarily grasp all that will be.
                        From: M. Tullius Cicero (On Divination ('De divinatione') [c.46 BCE], 1.127)
                        A reaction: Laplace stated this idea in terms of Newtonian physics (Idea 3441), but the key idea is stated more simply and clearly here. God can know the future in this way, without actually seeing it happen now. I can't think why it should not be true.