In the long run, the most successful ideologies are going to be those that are best aligned with evolution. Unfortunately, evolution tends to be very unpleasant for its participants. At some point, we may have to choose between favoring ethics or life.
I think I agree: eventually, all that can be conquered will be won, and all that remains is coordination. Alas, I think climate change will make much of the planet uninhabitable for us, and this may wipe out civilization
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In my understanding of physics, all possible futures happen, and it's the ones that we are looking for (expect) that we end up in, as individuals. The old quantum-wave-form-collapsing-depending-on-how-you-observe-things thing. You might end up there, while I don't.
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This understanding of physics might be mistaken; you should try to derive this result from first principles by yourself, so you get an idea of the lay of the land in foundational physics
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