Six Bangs

At the beginning of the 20th century, it was discovered that the astronomical event known as the ‘Big Bang’ took place 13.8 billion years ago. The British scientist Fred Hoyle (d. 2001) named this phenomenon the ‘Big Bang.’ One of the events that occurred in space after the ‘Big Bang’ was the formation of the solar system. An American scientist, Alan P. Boss (b. 1951), called the event that led to the solar system’s formation the ‘Little Bang.’ This principle of nomenclature led me to consider six types of similar events that have occurred throughout history. These six events, often referred to as “bangs,” include:

1. Big Bang

2. Little Bang

3. Water Bang

4. Plant Bang

5. Animal Bang

6. Human Bang

The present world of stars and planets emerged after the ‘Big Bang.’ Following this, the ‘Little Bang’ took place, through which the present solar system came into existence. After this, a ‘Water Bang’ occurred on Earth, and the world was filled with water. After this, life—plants, animals—and various related things were created. After that, man finally appeared on Earth.

Scientists have not identified six eras or ‘bangs’ like this, but based on data that science has made available about the universe, it seems correct to say that the process of creation that has occurred in the universe probably had these six periods. Science so far appears to support this classification. In this sense, this classification of six eras is indirectly scientific.