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1. Scientific Theories and Laws
2. The First Decade (1936-1946)
4. The Second Decade (1946-1956)
6. The Third Decade (1956-1966)
8. The Fourth Decade (1966-1976)
10. The Fifth Decade (1976-1986)
12. The Sixth Decade (1986-1996)
14. The Seventh Decade (1996-2006)
15. The Theory of More than Everything
16. The Eighth Decade (2006-2016)
18. The Ninth Decade (2016-2026)
Appendix A Paintings
Appendix B Caps and Bunnies
Appendix E A Googolplex Universe
Appendix F Acknowledgements
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Two steps are necessary for a species to evolve. The first step is by chance: A cell mutates. The second is by cause and effect: The change improves the chances for the plant or animal to survive in its surroundings. But what happens if we don't limit the concept of evolution to life alone? Nobel laureate, Christian de Duve applied the two steps to inanimate chemicals in his book, Vital Dust, and explained how 'dead' matter can come alive.
Now suppose we work backwards and apply the same two steps to matter itself. Of course, as we'd expect, a scientific exploration such as this should answer physical questions: Why does an electron weigh .9 X l0-27 grams? Why is there a billion light-year gap in the universe? What is gravity? How old is the universe?
But things get even more interesting when we apply the principles to our future evolution. Answers to seemingly nonphysical questions start to float to the top: Why do bad things happen? Is there a purpose to life? Why is there so much suffering? Where did religions come from? Exploring the evolution of the universe backwards and forwards leads to a rather startling conclusion by Appendix E. However, if people accept this new vision/theory of the universe, life on this planet can change for the better and maybe just in time.
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