This text critically examines the concept of causality as a Greek intellectual invention that has dominated European thought for over two millennia, often at the expense of marginalizing the significance of time. The author argues that traditional causal thinking limits the role of circumstances and excludes teleological causality, reducing the past and future to mere ‐pastness‑ and ‐futureness.‑ A central theme is the biological necessity of death, interpreted not as a random catastrophe but as a ‐planned‑ mechanism—genetically encoded aging—designed to address the burden of a past that refuses to fade. Evolution requires more than just continuity; it demands qualitative growth, which is only possible when old forms are actively abandoned or liquidated through competition. Consequently, the past must be selectively overcome and discarded to allow for progress, even as it remains the indispensable material foundation for all new developments. The text thus re-evaluates the relationship between causality, time, and evolution within the living world.