Thanks for a good faith response.

These seem to be saying the exact opposite of each other - if everything is inevitable, it is therefore pre-determined.

It is a little weird phrasing. I just mean there is no plan, but maybe this is the inevitable outcome of all the complex physical processes of the universe.

Consciousness is a truly impressive thing to come about in the universe whatever it is.

For scientific socialism, I think relying too much on a deterministic outlook creates a very sterile, complacent ideology.

That's why I adopt ontological uncertainty. Regardless of if the future is inevitable, I do not know how it will turn out because the universe is to complex for me to comprehend.