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uncaused

[ uhn-kawzd ]

adjective

  1. not resulting from some antecedent cause.


uncaused

/ ʌˈɔː /

adjective

  1. rare.
    not brought into existence by any cause; spontaneous or natural
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of uncaused1

First recorded in 1620–30; un- 1 + cause ( def ) + -ed 2( def )
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There are no supernatural entities out there for Einstein, and there is no uncaused cause.

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This reverts to the problem of the First Cause, which is the uncaused cause that gave rise to all other causes.

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Beyond that, Putin is not an “uncaused cause” or a historical free agent, any more than Trump or Hillary Clinton or any other symbolic figure on the world stage.

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Ultimately, Henry concludes that neither leader can be understood as an “uncaused cause”:

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Unless you count God, there is no uncaused cause.

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