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‎by 2100, Our Destiny Is To Become Like The Gods We Once Worshipped And Feared. But Our Tools Will Not Be Magic Wands And Potions But The Science Of Computers, Nanotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, And Most Of All, The Quantum Theory.

Science Is Given Almost No Visibility In The Media. If A Martian Came Down To Earth And Watched Television, He'd Come To The Conclusion That All The World's Society Is Based On Britney Spears And Paris Hilton. He'd Be Amazed That Our Society Hasn't Collapsed.

Some People Seek Meaning In Life Through Personal Gain, Through Personal Relationship, Or Through Personal Experiences. However, It Seems To Me That Being Blessed With The Intellect To Divine The Ultimate Secrets Of Nature Gives Meaning Enough To Life.

...the Laws Of Physics, Carefully Constructed After Thousands Of Years Of Experimentation, Are Nothing But The Laws Of Harmony One Can Write Down For Strings And Membranes. The Laws Of Chemistry Are The Melodies That One Can Play On These Strings. The Universe Is A Symphony Of Strings. And The "mind Of God," Which Einstein Wrote Eloquently About, Is Cosmic Music Resonating Throughout Hyperspace.

We're Headed For What Is Called Type 1 Civilization, Planetary Civilization. Type 2 Would Be Stellar Civilization, Like Star Trek. Type 3 Civilization Would Be Galactic, Like Star Wars. We Are Type 0. We Get Our Energy From Dead Plants, Oil And Coal. But The Question Is: Will We Make It? Will We Make The Transition From Type 0 To Type 1? It's Not Clear.