Just under 14 billion years ago, there was
nothing in existence: no planets, no stars, no people, and no forms of being,
completely
nothing. Then, for reasons that are still unexplained, the entire universe
suddenly and unexpectedly burst into being, in what scientists call “Big Bang”
and that is the beginning of life.
Let us, theoretically
speaking, talk about the
origin of the universe. We will explore briefly the time before the Big Bang Explosion.
Imagine a bubble or shall we say a balloon. The
surface of the balloon is glued with bits of small stones on the
surface. Then the balloon is slowly blown. The balloon slowly expands as you
slowly blow air into the balloon. This is a simple analogy to demonstrate how our
universe expands. The expanding balloon represents the expanding universe while the small
stones are the galaxies in the universe. On the other hand, let’s say, before the big
bang, there are many balloons and a universe is created either when two
balloons combine and produces a new universe, or a balloon divides
thus producing a new universe.
These are the possible theories on the formation of the universe and what the big
bang is all about. If the theories can be proven to be true, then there are many universes
besides our universe. This is a fact that we will have to concede.
How would human react if there
is another universe
besides ours? We will surely try to travel to that universe, of course. Why is
it so important to find new universe? Scientists have for decades
observed that stars over time will self-destruct. Therefore, there is every
reason to suspect that our solar system will eventually be destroyed and so
will probably be our universe. Hence, one way to escape from being caught in
this final destruction of our universe is obviously travelling to other
universe.
Well, this is only
possible if scientists
figure out how to travel between universes presuming the theory of the
existence of other universe is proven to be true. Of course, there are also other issues
which need to be resolved if we can reach the other universe. Will there be
other intelligent creatures in that universe? Will we be considered as
invaders? Will there be wars between universes? And before living and
establishing ourselves in that universe, how will our lives go on in that other
new universe? Or perhaps, beings from the other universe are already
one step ahead of us and coming instead to our universe with the same
orientation as us. What will be our
reaction then? Do we stand a chance against them if they are hostile?
Reviewed and Corrected by :
Prof.Mohd Isa Mohd Yusof,
Senior Lecturer,
Centre of Foundation Studies,
Aras 5,Bangunan FSK 1,5
Universiti Teknologi MARA,
Cawangan Selangor,
Kampus Puncak Alam,
42300 Bandar Puncak Alam,
Selangor,
Malaysia.
