This position is a metaphysical one, in that it proposes a statement about the nature of reality. This may easily be described as ontological reductionism. The classical and the modern scientific ideas of causality are quite distinct. In the classical sense, causality indicates dependency. A particular effect is dependent upon a particular cause.
Modern science uses the term causality to imply predictability.
A particular effect is predicted from a given cause. These causes and descriptive biological examples are outlined in Table 1. This classic notion of cause and effect was uprooted through the skepticism of Hume, who held that we can have no knowledge of this kind of relationship. Hume used the term causation to describe this sense-derived expectation of a sequence of events. In a strict sense, predictability implies determination.