There's no way to know what the outcome is until the end. Perhaps all of our suffering is necessary for us to realize something akin to what I said, and then we

There's no way to know what the outcome is until the end. Perhaps all of our suffering is necessary for us to realize something akin to what I said, and then we'll all be elevated. Also, yes, I do believe our species future is determined. Since no one knows the future, all we can do is hope. Some people think determinism gives rise to fatalism, but I think the opposite -- determinism means everything matters but you (I do see that there's a contradiction here). There's little downside. I guess we could improve the initial conditions of everyone for nothing :/ [1] [1] http://www.gocomics.com/joelpett/2009/12/13/ http://www.gocomics.com/joelpett/2009/12/13/