Even when it seems like things might be going backwards, I think about the fact that we're now a species that can sense the warping of spacetime itself, and is on the verge of being able to control its own evolutionary destiny to an unimaginable degree.
And it's hard not to want to see how it all turns out.
@JWilliams I hope you're not going to talk too much science and philosophise... we're all a bit drunk right now...
@JWilliams - Just kidding. Go right ahead and raise the tone around here. One of the most valued benefits of social media (for me) is direct access to specialists, or following conversations between professionals, that I've no hope of getting in real life.