After thousands of years trying, we can answer two of these big questions. Modern science has discovered a progressively factual account of the universe and ourselves. It spans some 13.7 billion years from the primordial flaring forth of the early universe to the rapid flaring forth of our global civilization. The story blends cosmology, physics, chemistry, geology, biology, anthropology, sociology and history into a single, compelling narrative. It encompasses all nations, all cultures, and all times. We call it Our Common Story.

What does it all mean? That depends on how you interpret this great story and the future we create together in the 21st century and beyond. This grand history is perhaps the most remarkable achievement of human civilization, but it is rarely taught and studied as such. It may also be an essential tool in securing Our Common Future –promoting excellence in education, transcending dangerous conflicts, and effectively addressing the economic and environmental challenges of our global civilization.

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 “Creation myths are powerful because they speak to our deep spiritual, psychic, and social need for a sense of place and a sense of belonging.  Because they provide so fundamental a sense of orientation, they are often integrated into religious thinking at the deepest levels...  It is one of the many odd features of modern society that despite having access to more hard information than any earlier society, those in modern educational systems do not normally teach such a story.  Instead, from schools to universities to research institutes, we teach about origins in disconnected fragments.  We seem incapable of offering a unified account of how things came to be the way they are.” 

- David Christian