Determinism is the belief that all acts that seem to arise from a person's will are actually the result of causes that determine them. Among these causes can be found the following frames of reference, depending on the epoch and attitudes: fate or necessity (neoclassic), will of God (Calvinist), action of scientific law (Naturalist), or operation of economic forces (Marxist) or patriarchal forces (feminism). For the Determinist every act and action has a deeper meaning because these acts and actions are controlled from without and are not really the result of an individual's will or choice. Determinism is not an absolute for most in today’s world, because such a perspective denies the complexity of humanity. Even if the future is predetermined, human actions do influence what happens, but we're controlled by a larger force of some sort. One need not submit to fate.