[Dimensio]

Sure it does - it is the underlying philosphy of evolution - the universe began with a Big Bang 15 billion years ago. And life began, somewhere in the distant past, millions and millions of years ago.

Evolution is a theory to explain a biological process. It makes no statements as to how the universe originated. All that it requires are biological life forms that do not reproduce in a fashion that produces a 100% identical duplicate. The origin and age of the universe is not relevant to the theory of evolution, much less a 'basic premise'. To claim such is either an act of deliberate dishonesty or such a level of ignorance that the person making the claim has no qualifications for speaking on evolution at all.

[LiteKeeper]

All that it requires are biological life forms that do not reproduce in a fashion that produces a 100% identical duplicate.

Where do these life forms come from?

Why do (or did) people like Carl Sagan, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Jay Gould, et al, spend a great amount of time discussing that very issue?

Why does every Discovery Channel show talking about evolution begin with the Big Bang and the Origin of life?

There is only one other alternative - Special Creation by a Divine Creator.