Not to throw any pebbles in the garden, but if you compare to how religions work (the self-fulfilling prophecy side), I would not be surprised if that's how the

Not to throw any pebbles in the garden, but if you compare to how religions work (the self-fulfilling prophecy side), I would not be surprised if that's how the humanity will proceed. Semi-religious leaders speaking of hypothetical progress collecting money to do anything they want with them from a bunch of retail investors.