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The story of "Pangu" opening up the world is a very famous mythological story, but there is a view that myth does not necessarily do not exist, but exists as a real event in the real historical process.
A scientist in the United States believes that there is an inextricable link between mysterious phenomena and myths between the universe, and new evidence shows that a photo taken by NASA in deep space is now being interpreted as the current state of the universe......
NASA's new map reproduces Pangu's groundbreaking.
A new NASA image shows a photograph taken 6,500 light-years from Earth in deep space, but this photo has attracted some attention after it was taken, this Chandra Shiri captured the collision phenomenon from the Earth is just a pillar of light, but in fact it is a huge column of matter composed of a single body, representing gas and dust and full of the most common dust and gas in the universe.
This "mysterious" pillar of light seen from a few light years away from the Earth is actually the "cradle" of the star, and the dense dust and gas will gradually condense under the action of gravity to form a new star.
In many Chinese myths, there is a symbol of the mythical story of "opening the heavens and the earth", and there is a key role in these myths, and this person's name is "Pangu", so they regard this pillar of light as the "heaven" opened by Pangu.
Although this is just a conjecture of ancient human beings, when American astronomers saw this photo of the "Pillar of Creation", they thought it might be real, saying, "Many great events in the universe have shown that this myth is true."
To this end, he even published a book called "The Truth of Pangu Opening the World", which begins with the story of "Pangu Opening the World", one of the oldest myths on the mainland, and this story has actually appeared in ancient myths in many different regions.
In the usual myth of "opening the heavens and the earth", Pangu lived for 10,000 years like a huge creature, and later because there was no one on the earth who could carry his huge body, Pangu began to sleep on the watery earth, growing limbs, torso, head, and so on.
Then he smashed the top of the sky, and then the yang energy in the sky and the yin energy in the earth will gradually separate and become two different things, and then Pangu began to smash the sky, and then formed the boundary between heaven and earth, so Pangu is known as the first person to open the world.
However, as the author of this book also says, why there are similar myths in different regions, for example, the Kazakhs who live at the foot of the Altai Mountains are very respectful of their "Supreme Celestial God", and the Supreme Celestial God is the honorific title of Pangu in the hearts of Kazakhs.
And the scientist believes that the great natural disasters that occurred in the third century BC two centuries ago were the origin of some myths, and that in ancient times, people's fear of nature was gradually sacrificed to obtain the blessings of the gods, so many myths and stories were gradually formed.
However, with the gradual abdication of natural disasters, the worship of gods has gradually faded, but many myths and stories left over from ancient times are still passed down to the world.
New research shows that the "heavens" and "earth" in these myths can be used to explain modern scientific phenomena, and that the characters and miracles of myths can be used to describe modern scientific theories.
To Westerners, this is an inconceivable conclusion, but to traditional Orientals it is a profound theory.
"Qin Shi Huang burned books and pit Confucianism" incident.
In fact, the mainland had a lot of forward-looking thinking about the discovery of many things in ancient times, and Americans also believed that the ancient Chinese were very wise, and an astronomer in the United States believed that the mainland was the origin of Chinese civilization by analyzing some things of Chinese civilization.
These researchers not only analyzed the ancient ruins from the perspective of archaeology, but even looked through the historical materials of the "Qin Shi Huang Burning Books and Confucianism" to prove the ancients' understanding of phenomena such as solar and lunar eclipses.
Not only that, even the "Fuxi" in the myth of the "Yellow Emperor" was regarded by him as an important symbol of the ancient Chinese's understanding of the world.
However, such research only explores the depth of the ancient people's understanding of the natural world, and does not deal with mythology in the field of astronomy.
Mythology and Science.
Mythology is a kind of deep thinking about the natural world and its own existence, which affects people's lives and their understanding of nature at a deep level.
Different cultures have different myths and stories, reflecting that culture's understanding and imagination of the natural world, but this does not mean that every myth can be regarded as historical truth, they are more cultural products than scientific evidence.
Science is based on empirical evidence and logical reasoning, while myths are reflections of culture and religion, each with its own characteristics and values, so people need to be cautious when dealing with myths, not blindly believe or deny all of them, but should better understand the meaning and value of these stories through the analysis of the cultural and historical background behind the mythological stories.
At the intersection of science and mythology, new ideas and revelations about the universe and the origin of humanity may be discovered, and it is in this field that scientists think about the connection between mythology and modern science, and it is in this field that scientists try to gain new knowledge and thinking.
Mythology should not be regarded as the truth of history, but it is still an important historical and cultural heritage, from which people can gain the wisdom and imagination of the ancients, better understand the greatness and glory of ancient civilizations, and at the same time enrich their cognition and thinking in imagination and exploration.
Therefore, the combination of scientists' thinking on mythology and modern scientific research is helpful to deeply explore the process of human cognition of the universe and life, explore unknown areas, and open up new cognitive fields.
epilogue
Whether or not there is a real connection between what is in the myth and the reality, new scientific discoveries may provide explanations for certain elements of ancient mythology, and may also shed new light on the re-examination of history and culture.
At the intersection of science and mythology, a richer and deeper understanding and enlightenment of the origins of mankind and the mysteries of the universe may be found, so the connection between today's new scientific discoveries and ancient myths may open up new paths for people's cognition and imagination, and generate new thinking and enlightenment.