The prevailing ontological framework of contemporary science posits "randomness" as a fundamental, irreducible property of the physical universe. This paper challenges that assumption, contending that randomness is an epistemic placeholder—a linguistic and mathematical heuristic for unresolved causal complexity. We introduce the Causal Vacuum Postulate, asserting that for an event to be truly stochastic (ontically random), it must occur in a state of absolute suspension from all universal fields—a state physically prohibited by the ubiquity of the Higgs, Gravitational, and Zero-Point fields. By synthesizing evidence from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), Black Hole Thermodynamics, Evolutionary Biology, and Algorithmic Information Theory, we argue for the Principle of Scalar Inheritance: the mechanism by which deterministic subatomic laws scale up to dictate macroscopic outcomes in complex systems. We further propose a cyclical cosmological model wherein Black Holes are hypothesized not as points of destruction, but as deterministic engines of information transduction and structural maintenance. Finally, we align this deterministic framework with the metaphysical concept of the Zero-Point Field, proposing that ontological randomness raises conceptual difficulties when examined under causal closure—a state that does not exist within the manifest universe.
Shantanu S. Goel (Thu,) studied this question.