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first one-celled or unicellular micro-organisms then multicellular organisms and gradually other higher insects, the monkey and then man was born. This is completely an illusion and untrue.
First of all, let us see the cosmic calender of Carl Segan, Mr. Carl Segan divided the time between Big-Bang and the moment of destruction of the whole universe (pralayakala) into 12 months and 365 days. The Big Bang occurred on the first day of January and Carl Segan gives as under the account of incidents that followed. 1. The Big-Bang
January, 1. 2. The creation formation of the milky way -
May, 1. 3. The creation of the Sun -
September, 9. 4. The creation of the earth -
September, 14. 5. The beginning of life on the earth
September, 25. 6. The oldest rock were formed on the earth
October, 2. 7. Fossils formed
October, 9. 8. Formation of sex organs of generation among micro-organisms
November, 1. 9. Development of living cells
November, 15. 10. Oxygen in atmosphere on the earth
December, 1. 11. Ditches at high temperature on the Mars were . formed
December, 5. 12. Insect were born
December, 16. 13. Fishes were born
December, 19. 14. Birds were born
December, 27. 15. Gigantic mammals were born
December, 30. 16. Man was born
December, 31. Now follows the interesting account. After man was born on December 31, the time of incidents is shown in hours, minutes and seconds as under :17. Man was born at
10-30 p.m. 18. Stone instruments and weapons began to be used at 11-00 p,m. 19. Farming invention at 11 hours, 50 minutes and 20 seconds. 20 Buddha was born at night at 11-59-55. 21. Jesus was born at night at 11-59-56. 22. Invention of Zero in India at 11-59-57. 23, The renaissance in Europe and the experimental method in
science, originated at night at 11-59-59. 24. The progress of technology, the invention of weapons to kill
mankind, the beginning of the universal civilization and the beginning of space flight-now and at the first second of the new year.
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