LETTERS: Contemplating Life
October 12, 2009
As a well-educated young Irish man residing in Armagh City, Ireland in the Orchard County of Armagh. I find myself constantly obsessed with the origins of life. From a scientific point of view, the universe began to evolve millions of years ago. In this context, the solar system began to evolve with planet earth becoming its focal point in terms of life. All life though, like the baby in the womb, depends on water. Given this premise, most life forms probably came from the oceans of the world. Bacteria evolved into cells, which then evolved into various bodily forms. For example, some became fish and swam the oceans. Other creatures, as a result of their evolution, crawled or leapt onto the continents of the world. Land creatures like crocodiles thrived whilst others, such as dinosaurs, became the victims of extinction due to an extraordinary event. The human race evolved in Darwinian fashion. The earliest of our ancestors evidence probably suggests they roamed the continent of Africa. With many of the continents of the world covered in dense forest, initially the most effective way to move from place to place, a result of a natural instinct to journey and survive, happened to be to move from tree to tree, branch by branch. As a result of this survival instinct, natural resources were used to create fire to provide warmth and shelter. Woodland areas were cleared to create settlements. Societies and economies evolved and the seeking out of new pastures happened to be aided by the building of wooden boats to travel the oceans of the world in order to seek out new horizons. The spread and multiplication of the human race became aided by the evolution of religion. And the evolution of civilizations rose and fell as a result of climate change. Who, what, where and when set evolution in motion? God bless.