Whats the word for the belief in a rational universe?

[robertliguori]

Is there a word for the belief that the universe is rational/ordered/able to have things known about it/not things happening randomly? Sorry for the slashes, but if I could phrase this concisely, I’d tack an -ist onto it and answer my own question.

[Q.E.D]

Deterministic.

[Satyagrahi]

Whats the word for the belief in a rational universe?

Oxymoron?

[Fuji_Kitakyusho]

*Originally posted by robertliguori *
**Is there a word for the belief that the universe is rational/ordered/able to have things known about it/not things happening randomly? Sorry for the slashes, but if I could phrase this concisely, I’d tack an -ist onto it and answer my own question. **

Optimism.

[quothz]

Scientism?

[dinoboy]

Unrealistic? BwaHaHaHa, I kill me! (no, not really)

Um, I’ll go with Determinism also: (From Merriam-Webster online)

Main Entry: de·ter·min·ism
Function: noun
Date: 1846
1 a : a theory or doctrine that acts of the will, occurrences in nature, or social or psychological phenomena are causally determined by preceding events or natural laws b : a belief in predestination
2 : the quality or state of being determined

[Grey]

Rationalism would seem to fit the bill.