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un·caused  (n-kôzd)
adj.
Existing without a perceptible cause; spontaneous.
uncaused [ʌnˈkɔːzd]
adj
Now rare not brought into existence by any cause; spontaneous or natural
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Adj.1.uncaused - having no cause or apparent causeuncaused - having no cause or apparent cause; "a causeless miracle"; "fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune"; "we cannot regard artistic invention as...uncaused and unrelated to the times"
fortuitous, causeless
unintended - not deliberate
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Instead the brain is portrayed as the uncaused cause, a boss sitting in the head interpreting and giving directives--what Pronko (1987, 1988) called "self-action.
The Cambridge handbook of consciousness by Smith, Noel W. / The Psychological Record
Admittedly, the concept of an uncaused first cause is something we cannot comprehend.
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
But even if an uncaused God were outside causality, and therefore not part of the cause-and-effect universe, he would by definition be incapable of causing anything.
What's So Great About Christianity by Edwords, Fred / The Humanist
 
 
 
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