On June 27th, 2014, Unirule Reading Circle (V) on “Where Did the Universe Come From?” by Yew-Kwang Ngwas, was held in Beijing. The author of the book, Professor Yew-Kwang Ng from Monash University, along with Professor MAO Yushi, Honorary President of Unirule; Professor SHENG Hong, Director of Unriule; Professor ZHAO Nong, Vice President of Unirule Academic Committee; and Doctor Candidate Mr. QIN Wei were present at the event. This event was held by Dr. WANG Jun, Director of Unirule International Cooperation Center.
Professor Yew-Kwang Ng first presented the major conclusions and arguments of his book, illustrating traditional Creationism and Evolutionism. He argued that simple materialism or religions did not specifically point out how the universe started and where human life came from. Professor Yew-Kwang Ng then explained his deduction of how the universe and life came into being by referring to the widely accepted life of the universe and life on earth. He then used the five axioms that had to be accepted to prove that our universe is a “small universe” which was created in a “big universe,” where the creator in the “big universe” evolved over much longer time and much wider space.
Professor MAO Yushi asserted that small probability events (as long as the probability is not zero) would happen given there was enough time, this argument shows that Professor Yew-Kwang Ng’s theory makes sense. Besides, Professor MAO also emphasized that the logics of the book is very tight, which could set a good example for public discussions in China where there is a lack of logics.
Professor SHENG Hong thought Professor Yew-Kwang Ng’s book is very inspirational as it starts from a materialist perspective and it does not deny the existence of a creator. On the point that things could come from nothing mentioned in the book, Professor SHENG thought there was much similar thinking in traditional Chinese culture, such as the thinking of Taoism and Buddhism. And this point could be the most vulnerable argument in this book.
Professor ZHAO Nong commented that Newton’s world in the book, whether it existed or not, did not hinder the argumentation of the conclusions. Professor ZHAO also challenged that Professor Yew-Kwang Ng did not upgrade nationality to a certain level, and he also proposed his understanding of the creation of the universe.
Mr. QIN Wei thought it was very admirable of Professor Yew-Kwang Ng to come up with this unique view of how the universe was created. He analyzed the ideas in the book by referring to classic physics and pointed out that the ultimate test of a physics theory is whether it could be employed to not only explain existing phenomena but also to predict new phenomena. And in this respect, the book could be improved.
After the comments, Professor Yew-Kwang Ng took questions from the audience.
