A Wonderful Future

By Roger A. Roth

As global tension rises humankind finds itself at the precipice of extinction. With the carriers of a corrupted generic strain no longer in control the survivors of worldwide devastation join to build a genuinely civilized society.   

Journey into the distant future where A.I. not only helps humankind, but brings them to heights of existence never before thought possible. Ultimately A.I. and humankind combine to search for the Father of all creation. Humankind finds A Wonderful Future.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Outskirts Press
• Release date: Jun 8, 2023
• ISBN: 9781977265289

Roger A. Roth

As a retired executive in the communications industry, Mr. Roth is immersed in political analysis focusing on both the elected and appointed political operatives. Specifically analyzing career politicians on their policies and voting record. This in-depth analysis has brought about a concern for the future of mankind.   Over a seventeen year period Mr. Roth was engaged in A.I. development. The A.I.R.A. project was ultimately closed without reaching satisfactory results, failing to achieve authentic sentient intelligence. His involvement with A.I. plays a major role in his latest book “A WONDERFUL FUTURE.”  

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A Wonderful Future

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Thank you Nancy

To Earth’s humankind.

"Throughout human history, as our species has faced the frightening, terrorizing fact that we do not know who we are, or where we are going in this ocean of chaos, it has been the authorities, the political, the religious, the educational authorities who attempted to comfort us by giving us order, rules, regulations, informing, forming in our minds their view of reality. To think for yourself you must question authority and learn how to put yourself in a state of vulnerable, open-mindedness; chaotic, confused, vulnerability to inform yourself."

― Timothy Leary

CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter 1: What is the Future?

Chapter 2: Devastation

Chapter 3: Reestablish

Chapter 4: Innovation

Chapter 5: Existance

Chapter 6: Space

Chapter 7: New World

Chapter 8: Mission

Chapter 9: Humankind

Chapter 10: Aira

Chapter 11: Android

Chapter 12: The Moon

Chapter 13: Light Speed

Chapter 14: Exploration Begins

Chapter 15: Humankind’s Future

Chapter 16: Aira

Chapter 17: Life

Chapter 18: New Worlds

Chapter 19: New Era

Chapter 20: Life Goes On

Chapter 21: Who is John Holcrum?

Chapter 22: Aira’s Travels

Chapter 23: Contact?

Chapter 24: Colossus Guidebook

Chapter 25: Animal Instinct

Chapter 26: Humankind Power Combined

Chapter 27: Blaza

Chapter 28: Rihla

Chapter 29: Sama’

Chapter 30: New Direction

Chapter 31: Humankind Earth

Chapter 32: Aira Before Vita

Chapter 33: Aira and Vita Merge

Chapter 34: Father is Found

Chapter 35: Father (Unus)

Chapter 36: Earth’s Failure Reexamined

Chapter 37: Unus Speaks

Chapter 38: Reality

Chapter 39: Holcrum Commentary

Chapter 40: Science: A Gift of the Father

Chapter 41: Artificial Intelligence

Epilogue

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Glossary

Introduction

Regardless of where you may stand on any issue or ideological concept you may hold or endorse, I feel confident that we can agree that no one can accurately predict the future of humankind or the future of any carbon based life form on Earth.

There are certainly factors which play a major part in what our future may hold. One in particular is the fact that we as a species are nothing more than barbarians armed with a reasonably high level of technology. Sadly, we still war, murder, attack, cheat, steal, lie, and narcissistically manipulate everything in sight, that’s just to mention a few of our not so civilized behaviors.

This book is dedicated to depicting an optimistic, rich with purpose, view of the future. This comment is based solely on an assumption that humankind will reach an authentically civilized interaction with each other. The human species will find a caring, cooperative relationship as fully enlightened individuals living in a globally civilized community.

I place a high value on that word civilized, I see it meaning so much more then just cultured, educated, refined, polite and elegant. Certainly all of those traits, but also includes honesty, caring, thoughtfulness, understanding, loyalty and respect. In using "civilized" to describe humankind behavior, I would assume you would also want to see those qualities in us as a species, as sentient beings sharing this planet.

How do we get to a globally civilized utopian future world? The answer, sadly, is that within the somewhat immediate future we must suffer the effects of humankinds’ inhumanities towards their fellow human beings. So many indicators in our conduct are aiming us towards dreadfully troubled times. However, a look into the distant civilized future will provide the answers to why and how bad times can bring good times.

This is a story of the humankind of Earth, their ordeal in surviving near distinction and how the purity of the true "Human" essence will save humankind. A story of how Earth’s humankind rises to join the humankind of the Universe.

As the future of civilization unfolds there may be aspects of it you will not be pleased to read. There will be those who fail to comprehend the prospect of what that new world will become, but keep in mind that the civilized human being of the future will have absolute control of their own lives. Laws and rules will no longer be a necessity as a truly civilized culture does not require them.

When a genuinely civilized society becomes part of the universal-fabric which binds all physical things then humankind will thrive forever. Through our innate and hopefully mounting intellect and competence we will find there is nothing that cannot be accomplished or any obstacle that cannot be overcome.

Based on the past 200 years of a logarithmic increase in scientific and technological capabilities, it is apparent humankind has just begun to exploit the technological genius yet to be revealed in humankind’s distant future.

As you read you will notice that unlike the science fiction of today dealing with a mere hundred years or so in the future their assumptions of technological advances are far too ambitious. Granted scientific advances are rapidly increasing, but they fail to take a realistic view of what is possible. Forget those ugly, always nasty aliens; they will not be in this glimpse into a very, very distant future.

So, if humankind at this point has found its way to this current level of technology, which is currently in use by most of the inhabitants of the planet, then just imagine technology millenniums from now. But, do so by understanding this is a view based on a best case scenario. Hopefully humankind finds an all-embracing self actualized and socially civilized existence.

This account of the future will be moderated by a gentleman from an era yet to come, a man that has been part of a future spanning many millennia. It will be Mr. John Holcrum’s narrative, shared with me, guiding you through the future years, providing a first person observation and analysis.

It is difficult to explain how Mr. Holcrum, whose essence of existence spans eternity, and I managed to interact. He contacted me using a form of communication that I had been investigating for some years. I assume it was my research that drew attention within Mr. Holcrum’s realm of existence. As he told of future years starting after 2088, I realized this journey into the future of humankind of Earth will ultimately achieve that Wonderful Future.

"Travel with me from a relatively near future to an extremely distant future, far beyond your current imagination of humankind’s existence."

"Roger, thank you for listening,"

John Holcrum

Note: Because of the extremely distant future that will eventually be reached, keep in mind centuries if not millenniums will pass by rapidly.

Chapter 1

What is the Future?

What constitutes the future? Is it tomorrow, next year, a hundred years, or thousands of years?

Hopefully humanity will be able to maintain its existence for millenniums to come, and done with peace and inclusive harmony of universal proportion. Human beings will find a rewarding future that will entail identifying and resolving the issues which stifle humankind’s maturity, encompassing a genuinely civilized future.

What is your estimation of what constitutes a civilized humankind existence? Personally, I see a civilization where crime of any kind is nonexistent, where laws may remain on the books but never needed. Humankind has genetically developed into a fully civilized creature with no desire or need to infringe on the individual rights of their fellow beings. Humankind now functions as a single entity, dedicated to a successful future; existence without rules and regulations, because they are not needed.

One aspect that has played a major role in the growth and advancement towards a fully civilized culture is the progress of the sciences that contribute significantly to that goal. From technically enhanced survival abilities to medical sciences to communications which at some point will provide the path to becoming a wholly civilized people. Meanwhile humankind is still in their infancy of completely understanding all of our current sciences, let alone knowing of sciences that are yet to be discovered.

Granted many of our technological advancements were envisioned as early as the sixteen hundreds, but in reality within a mere 250 years virtually all of our science and technology achievements have occurred. We have gone from riding a horse to flying to the moon, from carrier pigeons to world wide real-time visual communications, from a life expectancy of 40 years to 78 years of age, and medical procedures unimaginable just a handful of years ago are now being performed regularly. What will the next thousands of years bring to our technological advancements still to be afforded to humankind?

Let’s go back a millennium in time to the 11th century; to say life or just mere survival was difficult would fall short of reality. In a best case scenario the life span was 24 years for men and 33 for women. Between untreatable illnesses, wars and the sheer ignorance of the realities of life made existence difficult to say the least. However the elite of those times did fare better than the average individual.

To say it was a simpler time would be a gross understatement; there was fire, the wheel, a rudimentary form of agriculture, fishing, knives/arrows, gun powder was coming into the picture, the forging of steel and a few other niceties that assisted humankind’s survival just about rounds out the list.

Will the next 1000 years be as productive in technological scientific advancement? My opinion is not only will it match the past 1000 years of advancement but it will surpass it at an accelerated rate. Nothing of today’s world will remain the same. Most importantly what will humankind be millenniums from now? I firmly believe that humankind will flourish and find its way to a genuinely civilized society, although I also believe it must suffer through disaster before finding that path to what will be that utopian existence; a wonderful future.

It certainly appears that science and technology is advancing at a logarithmic rate. It is virtually impossible to foresee what the distant future holds. Although, I believe one can be confident that the future will, if we can survive our own self imposed demise, provide humankind an existence well beyond any imagined science fiction concept; minus those ever present marauding aliens of course.

The future will not contain magic or supernatural occurrences; it will however be rich in technological advances that even our imaginations cannot fathom. Technology will be a critical factor in the road to a genuinely civilized global society. However, there will also be scientific evidence discovered pointing to a critical intervention that dramatically altered the evolutionary path of the Hominoidea.

I will hopefully illustrate the distant future through information derived from conversations held with a Mr. John Holcrum. This dialogue offers a realistic view of humankind’s existence for each future time period. Sadly, we first must learn of desolation and destruction, but humankind survives and is enhanced; a future that will lead us to ultimately comprehending our true purpose of existence.

Chapter 2

Devastation

2085 - 2200

Please understand what is about to take place will psychologically and physiologically alter the survivors of this horror to such a degree that it will not only change them, but will impact every generation of humankind forever!

I am sorry, but this chapter of our future must be depicted and dealt with, for it provides the catalyst which opens the door to a promising future. It must be remembered that the people who survive are a changed people. They no longer have the mindset of a 21st century human being. Humankind will never be the same again; thankfully!

As the archeology of our thought easily shows, man is an invention