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Originally Posted by kerry edwards
Evolution didn't cause the universe or anything else. It's just an abstract noun which refers to a process of historical development in which empirically detectable objects have effects on other empirically detectable objects.
Nobody can know what caused the universe. We only know causes by repeated oberservation of correlated events. So, in order to know what caused the universe we would have to observe the cause and effect repeatedly. But for this to happen, the universe would have to exist before it existed since we are objects within the universe. Hence it is logically impossible for us to know the cause of the universe.
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the theory of evolution as stated by darwin is often used in conjunction with theories of the origin of the universe which are, in essence, the same: something from nothing, or design from chaos. most of the observable phenomena on planet earth do not travel in that direction. entropy is much more common. as far as evolution being abstract i don't think that really comes into play; we both know what is being discussed.