Full Idea
Determinism is the metaphysical underlay of the possibility of prediction.
Gist of Idea
The possibility of prediction rests on determinism
Source
John Dupré (The Disorder of Things [1993], Intro)
Book Reference
Dupré,John: 'The Disorder of Things' [Harvard 1995], p.3
A Reaction
Not convinced. There might be micro-indeterminacies which iron out into macro-regularities.