jonathan wrote:
What is important is that people believe it can succeed.

If 'you' knew a whit about reality, science or nature, you would
already know this. Obviously, you haven't progressed
beyond the simple blackboard versions of each.
Which is to say not even an entry level of understanding of
how reality works.

Getting people to "believe" something can happen may well lead to it
happening *eventually*. Yes, our minds, our science and technology, can
do remarkable things.

However, physical reality is still real too. And so it *is* still
entirely legitimate to ask - how *will* it be easier for us to solve
our energy problems quickly? Solar power satellites? Fusion power?
Thorium breeder reactors?

After all, it looks like global warming isn't giving us much time.

Extinction is part of Nature's grand design of life too. So the
remarkable emergence of life is no excuse for humanity not to be
*careful* and watch its step.

John Savard