From personal experience I find that this question about determinism is not so clear-cut.
The outcome of events in most cases will be in line with Buddhadhamma WHERE SENTIENT BEINGS ARE CONCERNED, that is, where free will to change the course of events or to minimize their impact comes into play. However in some other cases IT WOULD APPEAR that chance alone is ‘at play’ (literally).
I will make no reference to the experiences of others; three of my own have been ‘seeing’ numbers before they came up in lottery draws, accompanied by a feeling of absolute certainty. One other time I ‘saw’ the numbers on the horses finishing in the first three places at the races – and here the will and therefore the actions of the riders DO come in. Tho odds rule out pure chance,and it in not just one, but several instances. Who or what ‘sees into the future’ and then transmits (if that is what it is) I have no idea.
Has any one had similar experiences?