spontaneous creation

Arising without cause

Spontaneous creation is the supposed emergence of something from nothing, without apparent cause or prior existence.

In theology and cosmology, it describes the universe arising without a creator.

The phrase also applies to life supposedly generating from nonliving matter—a theory called spontaneous generation, now discredited.

More loosely, any sudden appearance without obvious origin: The melody felt like spontaneous creation.

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