The Book of Genesis

Second edition

1. In the beginning was the void,
2. No matter existed nor energy and no time passed
3. A singularity in the void arose, creating the first second
4. The singularity gave rise to cause and effect
5. And the bang was very big, and all matter and energy was created
6. Over the next few seconds, the laws of physics were created
7. Matter spread out and energy gave it speed
8. The laws of physics made ripples in the matter
9. The ripples became clouds of hydrogen
10. The clouds gave rise to stars
11. The stars burned hotly and exploded into clouds of light elements
12. The clouds of elements formed stars and gas giants
13. The new stars burned less hotly, and lasted longer
14. The gas giants heated up and formed molecules
15. The new stars finally exploded into clouds of all the elements
16. The gas giants were blown up and added molecules to the clouds
17. The new clouds condensed to form stars, gas giants and rocks
18. The rocks condensed around each other and around the gas giants
19. The stars burned, the gas giants heated up
20. The rocky planets melted and then cooled
21. The molecules on the planets reacted with each other
22. Some molecules were formed that could make copies of themselves
23. The copying molecules rapidly scavenged the free molecules
24. Copying molecules that could take stuff from others evolved
25. Molecules developed shells to protect their resources
26. Shelled molecules developed the ability to divide themselves
27. Bacteria multiplied and gained the ability to photosynthesise
28. The bacteria changed the atmosphere of the planets
29. Bacteria developed the ability to group together
30. Groups of bacteria started to specialise in symbiosis
31. Some groups gained the ability to replicate as a group
32. Some of these self-replicating organisms developed sex
33. These organisms are to be worshipped and adored.
34. The sexual organisms became rapidly more complicated
35. Every environment available was filled with organisms
36. Organisms condensed into ecologies
37. Ecologies shaped the planet's atmosphere and climate
38. Each living planet cooled itself as its star grew hotter
39. Some organisms on each planet evolved predictive organs
40. These brains grew and developed larger and larger
41. Then one organism devoted massive energy to its brain
42. And the organism became self-aware

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