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The development theory of the universe must submit to empirical test.

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1.The cosmological theory that the universe is developing (not merely changing) is a plausible interpretation of astronomical data
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2.The notion of development implicitly relies on the idea of an end or culmination
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3.Because it relies on a transcendental notion (an end or culmination), the development theory is transcendental
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1.Popper's demarcation criterion applies to scientific hypotheses, not to metaphysical interpretive frameworks embedded within theories.
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2.The concept of 'development' in cosmology functions as a regulative idea in Kant's sense, organizing inquiry without generating falsifiable predictions.
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3.A theory's philosophical presuppositions need not themselves be empirically testable for the theory to be scientifically legitimate.
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