1000 Moments of Time

Author: Lin Weimin
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: However, in the past century, the development of science and technology has elevated human thought. People began to doubt the authenticity of myths and legends. For example: If it is said that God created humans, then in which world does God exist? Where did the gods represented by God come from? Myths do not tell us. Thus, people turned to science for answers, and the true theory of the origin of the universe originated from Einstein's "Theory of Relativity." In 1917, Einstein realized that the general relativity he had established contained a conclusion: the universe is either expanding or contracting. Subsequently, astronomers found solid evidence showing that the universe is expanding outward. If this conclusion about the universe expanding outward is correct, then we can prove the opposite: it is a startling conclusion that the world we inhabit is not eternal! This is also a puzzling conclusion. If the universe is not eternal, then what was before the universe? Under what circumstances, at what time, and for what reason did the universe suddenly come into existence? If the universe has a beginning, will it also have an end? Well, let us embark on a journey to explore the birth and growth of the universe—a long-time travel!