The good and evil thing gets me every time, existentially, we depend on both, if all was just “good” then there would be this stagnation effect, where no further advances would be necessary for survival, and the fabric of society wouldn’t function off of innovation and competition, instead it would depend on regularity and any real technology would only be developed for that purpose, if things were all “evil” there’s a good chance turmoil would be the norm, but just the same, as a species, stagnation would be the governing force, where advances in technology would only support the turmoil that created them. The real question is how many civilizations have found the ability to balance good and evil, and utilize those forces properly to gain the ability to expand past planetary habitation, and truly reach out into the universe. Us as earthlings I think are constantly on the razor edge, where war, plague, and disaster always threaten and govern our technological advancements, we also have this drive to explore and expand our horizons. The variables that could send us either way are astronomical, it seems like right around the corner there’s gonna be some disaster to wipe us out, and the next piece of technology to prevent that disaster. Theres forces of good and evil that are under our control, and also forces of good and evil that we are under the control of, universal forces that are unpredictable in nature. There are simply too many variables at work just for us, it’s impossible to calculate the kind of variables that drive the direction of stellar habitats, civilizations, and technologies.,(reply>), Good points!  I just disagree with the last sentence about the impossibility of figuring out what variables may drive stellar habitats.  I don't think it's that complicated, there are universal constants that apply everywhere in the universe.  Survival of the fittest and capitalism are two examples of the laws of nature.  Any civilization is bound by these two laws in the same sense they are bound by the laws of gravity or thermodynamics.  <br><br>No matter how advanced you are, you will still increasingly need energy, and producing energy requires resources, and only the fittest will be able to tap on these resources, this is your driver!  Evolution makes every living thing hard wired around maximizing resources, it's a never ending war between every living thing, from the smallest of cells in your own body that compete for energy to survive to the competition between the biggest creatures for energy resources. <br><br>Being so massive of a civilization doesn't change this even a bit, because even the whole energy output of stars will not be enough to feed their energy hunger. <br><br>As for technologies, all technological advancements that a civilization makes is exclusively towards making its life easier and more efficient, from discovering fire through tool making up until our current smartphones and GPS technology, they all were for specific purposes.  There is nothing that suggests a very advanced civilization will have different priorities that drive their technologies.