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I still don't follow this postulate. The planets and stars could exist even if life existed nowhere. Therefore, the entire science of biology could be excised from the universe and the universe would be pretty much like you observe it through your telescope.

However, if you withdrew the laws of physics, everything changes. Nothing is possible as we now see it or understand it.

Evolution could be totally disproved without upsetting the laws of the universe as we know them. This to me indicates that biology is a mere subset of the truth- not the complete picture. I just don't see what biology has to do with this big planet we have found.

I guess I'm just stupid.

biology is a mere subset of the truth

It's a level of complexity. There is lower complexity--chemicals and rock, and there is higher complexity--behavior and society. The laws of physics operate on the very lowest levels and on every level all the way up in some manner. It's not going to