The concern here is that financial services become a kind of tech-led Wild West.

It is reasonable to ask who or what created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely been deflected to that of who created God.

Government works best under the glare of public scrutiny. Absent such scrutiny, abuses occur.

Not to leave planet Earth would be like castaways on a desert island not trying to escape...Sending humans to other planets ... will shape the future of the human race in ways we don't yet understand, and may determine whether we have any future at all.

It should soon be possible dramatically to increase the intelligence and life span of a few individuals. They and their offspring could become a master race. Evolution pays no regard to social justice. It was not fair on the Neanderthals they were replaced by modern humans.

I am damned if I'm going to die before I have unraveled more of the universe

You cannot understand the glories of the universe without believing there is some Supreme Power behind it.