Judging from first few chapters Seldon did manage to create probabilistic model, and not a deterministic simulation (he was not sure how the interview with gove

Judging from first few chapters Seldon did manage to create probabilistic model, and not a deterministic simulation (he was not sure how the interview with government representatives will go in the end). So I guess even syfy writers do not believe that it is possible to simulate reality in deterministic way.