The Earth and the other planets formed 4.5 billion years ago from the same cosmic cloud—the primordial material which gave birth to the Sun. The dust and comets—the rocks—were composed largely of hydrogen, ice, carbon, and nitrogen.
- Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024
- Categories: Big-Bang-Timeline, ch01, Evol To Human, Our Solar System, Pre-LUCA Evolution
- Last Updated: 4 months ago
From Year 0 (BCE/CE): -4500000000
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“Being and non-being create each other.”
- Laozi
- 550 BCE
Daoism
TAKE-AWAY: Opposites are interconnected and mutually dependent. In Daoism, contrasting forces like existence and non-existence, light and dark, or high and low, all rely on each other for meaning. Laozi teaches that balance and harmony are found when we recognize that these dualities are not in conflict but are essential to the natural order of life.
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