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=== The Trajectory of Humanity ===
=== The Trajectory of Humanity ===
The idea of the trajectory of humanity is like trying to figure out where a missile is going by knowing where it is and where it has been. Likewise we can look at where humanity is and where we have been to determine where we are heading. Maybe even guide the trajectory so that where we get to is where we need to be.
Assuming that nothing unexpected and dramatic occurs that changes everything, we can see trends to give us some general ideas about the future. For example - if Moore's Law continues then we can expect that every computer in the year 2100 will be more powerful than the sum of all the computers on the planet today. That may be hard to imagine now what that will be like, but we can look backwards to the year 1960 and realize that the laptop computers of today represent more than the sum of all the computers on the planet back then.
=== Testable Outcomes and Values ===
=== Testable Outcomes and Values ===