Full Idea
Many worlds might have been botched and bungled, throughout an eternity, ere this system was struck out.
Clarification
'Struck out' means created
Gist of Idea
The universe may be the result of trial-and-error
Source
David Hume (Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion [1751], Part 5)
Book Reference
Hume,David: 'Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion' [Penguin], p.77