The cycle of time

Scientific theories about time and the evolution of human life, and religious concepts about the same have for long been subjects of debate.

- B.K. ATAM PRAKASH

Evolutionary theory says life on earth originated billions of years ago and then evolved, as Charles Darwin theorized, by a process of natural selection. Prehistoric man is said to have evolved from apes and progressed from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age and Iron Age, in terms of the ability to extract metals from ores and manufacture implements from them.

Extending this chronology to the present times we can say that humanity is now in the space age. Rapid advances in science and technology over the past century have transformed our lives, but at the same time, the challenges facing mankind have become more complex and varied, spurring humans to push the frontiers of science. However, nobody has a clear vision of where this 'progress' will lead eventually. There is just hope that science will find the answers to our problems and life will carry on.