What we do know, and what we can assert without further hesitation, is that the universe had a beginning.

The universe continues to evolve.

And yes, every one of our body’s atoms is traceable to the big bang and to the thermonuclear furnaces within high-mass stars that exploded more than five billion years ago.

We are stardust brought to life, then empowered by the universe to figure itself out – and we have only just begun.