Big Bang Theory Made Easy

This from a recent issue of New Scientist Magazine.

"It's lucky you're here...

... 13.7 billion years ago, the universe was born in a cosmic fireball. Roughly 10 billion years later, the planet we call Earth gave birth to life, which eventually led to you. The probability of that sequence of events is absolutely minuscule, and yet it still happened.

Take a step back from the unlikeliness of your own personal existence and things get even more mind-boggling. Why does the universe exist at all? Why is it fine-tuned to human life? Why does it seem to be telling us that there are other universes out there, even other yous?"

Being no longer subscribed to certain substances, I seldom spend time on such existentialist thoughts these days. This short article, however, is impressive in it's concise simplicity. It updates the entire cosmic conundrum (where did everything come from?) into a couple of easy-to-understand pages.

I think you'll find it worth the read -- even if you're not really here. Here's the link::

Existence: Why is there a universe? - 26 July 2011 - New Scientist