[Notary Sojac]

I don't have any problem with considering the act of a creator, rather than chance, as the "root cause" of the universe.

As long as we stipulate that the best current evidence should be used to date that causative event. Currently, that date is between 13 and 14 billion years ago.

In addition, any theory positing the role of a creator in the development of life on Earth should use the best available dating methods (currently helioseismic and radiocentric dating correspond at about 4.6 billion years) and should account for the many false starts and dead ends found in the fossil record.

[Sopater]

As long as we stipulate that the best current evidence should be used to date that causative event. Currently, that date is between 13 and 14 billion years ago.

The primary reason for using these dates is to allow "chance" to work it's "magic".