Creation
By
David
Mercer
A
trip
back
in
time
Staff
Writer
On
at
least
one
occasion
in
everyone's
life,
certain
questions
arise.
These
questions
has
been
the
basis
of
many
religions
and
philosophies.
For
what
purpose
are
we
here?
And
by
what
forces
and
means
did
we
come
to
exist
in
the
first
place?
Primitive
Lego
of
the
Gods?
Or
was
it
something
that
started
with
the
origin
of
the
universe?
Some
people
could
easily
point
out
the
theory
of
evolution,
as
outlined
by
Charles
Darwin,
starting
with
the
simplest
of
creatures
evolving
from
the
sea.
Others
rely
on
religion
to
answer
questions
such
as
these.
Still
others
believe
that
the
answer
lies
in
a
combination
of
divinity
and
science.
Nowadays,
people
are
generally
beginning
to
move
away
from
the
confines
of
religion,
and
seeking
answers
to
this
and
other
questions
through
the
use
of
mathematics
and
science.
The
search
for
where
we
came
from
starts
by
turning
our
telescopes
to
the
sky,
and
our
mind
to
the
cosmos
and
to
the
beginning
of
Time.
The
beginning
of
Time,
you
ask?
How
can
Time
have
a
beginning?
I'll
try
to
answer
that
half-intelli-gendy.
Ever
since
Edwin
Hubble
discovered
that
the
universe
was
expanding
in
all
directions,
a
new
theory
evolved.called
the
Big
Bang
theory.
This
theory
suggested
that
the
universe
started
in
a
massive
explosion
that
sent
matter
reeling
in
all
directions;
an
explosion
that
began
with
a
singularity.
A
singularity
is
what
is
thought
to
be
at
the
center
of
a
black
hole,
a
place
where
gravity
is
infinite,
and
space
and
time
come
to
an
end.
Thus,
if
the
universe
started
with
a
singularity,
(the
big
bang)
then
we
can
assume
that
Time
also
began
with
a
singularity.
In-cidentaly,
it
is
also
reasonable
to
assume
that
the
universe
will
collapse
in
on
itself,
in
an
event
known
as
the
"Big
Crunch."
But
that
is
another
story.
Immediately
after
the
big
bang,
(if
not
sooner
than
that)
the
universe
began
to
cool,
and
it
kept
cooling
until
the
existing
matter
began
to
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condense
into
hot
bodies
that
eventually
became
stars
and
planets.
As
the
universe
cooled
further,
molecules
were
able
to
form;
simple
at
first,
then
more
complicated
over
time.
Eventually,
molecules
formed
that
had
the
ability
to
reproduce
themselves.
These
molecules
then
evolved
into
more
and
more
complex
organisms,
with
each
successive
organism
being
better
and
more
adaptable
to
life
than
the
previous
one.
At
this
point,
Darwin's
theory
of
evolution
and
random
selection
"kicks
in,"
resulting
finally
with
a
species
that
is
far
too
developed
for
its
own
good.
Some
people
refuse
to
believe
that
we
are
governed
by
natural
laws
and
events,
without
any
hint
of
a
creator.
Others
may
simply
not
understand
what
the
heck
it
is
that
I'm
talking
about.
The
truth
is,
there
are
no
black
and
white
answers.
Both
the
beliefs
of
a
creator
and
a
big
bang
have
their
advantages
and
disadvantages.
In
the
book,
"A
Brief
History
of
Time,"
the
author,
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&
Stephen
Hawking,
sums
up
this
discrepancy
very
well
by
saying:
"With
the
success
of
scientific
theories
in
describing
events,
most
people
have
come
to
believe
that
God
allows
the
universe
to
evolve
according
to
a
set
of
laws.
However,
the
laws
do
not
tell
us
what
the
universe
should
have
looked
like
when
it
started-
it
would
still
be
up
to
God
to
wind
up
the
clockwork
and
choose
how
to
start
it
off.
So
long
as
the
universe
had
a
beginning,
we
could
suppose
it
had
a
creator.
But
if
the
universe
is
really
completely
self-contained,
having
no
boundary
or
edge,
it
would
have
neither
beginning
nor
end:
it
would
simply
be.
What
place,
then,
for
a
creator?"
Reference-Hawking,
Stephen
W.
A
Brief
History
of
Time.
Bantam
Doubleday
Dell
Publishing
Group,
Inc.
New
York,
New
York
1988.
(pp.
140-141)
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