I am just reading the "Dancers at the end of time" trilogy by Michael Moorcock and I think there are some very interesting points in there.

In the book, humanity has advanced as far as is physically possible and have long since converted entire galaxies into pure energy and stored it in such a way that they can channel it through "power" rings that each person wears.

So much enery they have stored that they can literally do anything they want. They no longer age, they have complete control over their appearance and can manipulate their environments at will. They no longer want or strive for anything. What ever their hearts desire, they can bring into being at will.

They live only for pleasure and self-gratification such that they no longer have any morals whatsoever. The have lost conception of right and wrong.


Does anybody think this is a state that the human race will one day reach? Indeed, should the human race even try to reach such a state? Would there be complete moral collapse? Is that a bad thing? If no one is vulnerable, does it matter what one does to someone else?

Do we need suffering and disapointment to retain our humanity?