If the universe is completely deterministic as scientists insist (and it may well be), then causality doesn’t exist. It’s an illusion. No “choice” means no causality. The concept just doesn’t work and can’t work with complete determinism assumed.

Leibniz in the 1700s was arguing essentially the same thing with his concept of monads.

Science and its religion of complete determinism only reinforces this, not refutes it, a trap sprung on itself.

One major problem with science as we conceive it is that it attempts to sweep problems like this under the rug and deny they exist, when in fact they are foundational problems.