Man and the Universe: Both created from the same elements

“The most astounding fact is the knowledge that the atoms that comprise life on Earth, the atoms that make up the human body, are traceable to the crucibles that cooked light elements into heavy elements in their core under extreme temperatures and pressures.”

Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Have you ever thought that the atoms which form our DNA are present in the most ancient Galaxies of the whole Universe?

Recent studies have shown that the most important elements that compose life on earth (hydrogen , oxygen, carbon, nitrogen) are present in the most ancient galaxies of the Universe. We can find these elements in different places, such as the surfaces of moons, planets, stars and asteroids.

As we all know, the early Sun was made up of just a cloud of nebulae gas and interstellar dust. These two ingredients were pushed together by a nova’s explosive energy, making the sun begin to spin, permitting the process of hydrogen fusion to start, and letting the Sun begin to shine. Earth was created from the very same cloud of gas and dust, and humans were created out of the same elements that made the Earth.

Of all the facts I mentioned before, the most amazing is that we humans are connected molecularly with all of the elements of the Universe: A star exploded but created a new star, and new planets, and us. We are made of stars.

Knowing what we do about the Solar System and how it was created, what do you think about the religious views that say human beings were created by God?

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