Except, reality isn't deterministic. Anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of quantum physics knows this.
Regardless of the universe's actual inner workings, a person (in this case, the Tibetan monk) can have whatever beliefs he wants. I'm positing that the monk believes in a deterministic universe.
In any case, it's perfectly possible to argue that there's a deterministic framework hidden behind quantum mechanics. It's pure speculation, of course, and it's not my own opinion, but it's a valid way of seeing things.
No, it's not. The universe is quite clearly probabilistic.
ok.