Question

As is well known, the Rabbi does not agree with the worldview of the “religious” materialist determinists (whether the quotation marks are warranted or not).
But if we take materialism out of the picture—looking from the outside at much of the conduct of the religious public, it seems that they quite clearly, though perhaps unconsciously, adopt a deterministic approach.
A few examples: 
1. In the case of a personal tragedy, God forbid, you can hear mourners making clear and pointed statements in the style of “everything is determined / from Heaven,” etc. True, this can be a coping mechanism, but statements of this kind are also common in ordinary times.
2. The Days of Judgment—rather than the Rabbi’s interpretation, that people do not really believe they are being judged on these days and therefore behave with relative complacency—perhaps that “complacency” can be explained by a widespread subconscious belief that everything is already determined and there is no real ability to change anything?
3. Economic conduct—we plainly see quite a few religious people who make little proper effort. Assuming this is not simply irresponsibility, can one not identify a hidden deterministic motive?
So perhaps belief in determinism—consciously and unconsciously—is actually fairly common and widespread among the commandment-observant public?