This is a tale of what we know, as proven by science.
The Beginning
Once upon a time, there was nothing. We know this because only measurable things exist, we can only measure matter, and every aspect of matter is finite.
Then, from nothing, a little point in space came into existence, and it was called a singularity. We don’t know how, but it scientifically happened, or we wouldn’t be here.
The singularity was very, very small, probably the size of an atom. We know everything in the universe was in it somehow, because our math shows it.
That singularity started spinning really fast. We know because our math figured it out. We don’t know where the spinning started, but it certainly did.
Once it started spinning, weird things happened, and the singularity exploded to create the universe we see today. In a tiny fraction of a second, it went from the size of an atom to the size of a watermelon. To this day, we don’t know what caused this.
After the inflation, the universe was very hot. All it had was a big pile of electrons, quarks, and other particles, but there were still no atoms.
Once the particles cooled down, they clumped up into protons and neutrons even though they were still too hot to form bonds. The clumping was because things happened and our math proves it.
The electrons slowly combined to form mostly hydrogen and helium atoms, and finally light began to shine because it was cool enough.
Once everything became atoms, it moved really fast outward from being together. We know because the universe has many stars and galaxies in it. Space also expanded really fast. This really fast movement in every direction was the Big Bang.
Eventually, based on our math, it took trillions of years for all the stars and planets to clump together. Big clumps became stars, and smaller clumps became planets and other things like comets and meteors. We don’t know how they slowed down later, but they obviously have.
We know stars and planets came together with gravity from nothing, and they are spherical for reasons we don’t understand. Our intuition indicates the stars and planets would be elongated, but the science proves otherwise.
Stars use fusion to make their light energy, which combines elements into bigger ones. We have never witnessed a star produce anything higher than iron, but we know it must be where other natural elements like uranium must have come from.
The Beginning of Life
Stars give heat, and the planets revolved around them gravitationally. This happened to happen over billions and trillions of years until one of those planets just happened to sit within a very narrow belt that could sustain life.
The Earth in this life-sustaining belt received a very precise mixture of chemicals, abundant water, and an oxygen-rich atmosphere. All of this was unlikely, but certainly happened purely by chance.
There also happened to be other celestial objects on the outside of it that stopped it from being constantly bombarded by asteroids (e.g., Saturn).
By pure chance, the earth rotated at just the right speed, as well as the gravitational forces of the moon and sun, to allow the tides of oceans to push water onto the coastlines. This created the necessary geological movement to cause many millions of years of fertile soil and well-distributed organic material.
Once the atmosphere and geological mix was set correctly, after many years of improbable circumstances including carbon dioxide from volcanoes and an ozone layer that protected the planet from ultraviolet radiation, life was ready to self-emerge.
The Evolution of Life
The Formation of Advanced Life
The Formation of Homo Sapiens
The Formation of Society
Below are the 10 factors that contributed to the development of homo evolution:
Symbolic Thinking
Bipedalism
Increased Brain Size
Tool Use
Complex Social Structures
Language and Communication
Cooperative Hunting
Fire Control
Long Childhood Development
Adaptability to Environments
OTHER: The Formation of Morality