Dear readers, before you start this book, please consider a few questions. Do we decide our own lives, or are they decided for us from the start? Which matters more: the survival of humanity or the ecosystem of Earth?
Are most people, including you and me, actually smart? Or are we unable to see what lies ahead and need truly intelligent people to guide us?
What is human nature? Selfishness and arrogance, or holiness and humility? Is civilization a process of restraining savagery, or indulging it?
Will an advanced civilization really conquer a less advanced one, or is that simply because the history of Western imperialism has become our only example of contact between unequal civilizations?
After reading these questions, I imagine you'll have some thoughts of your own. But don't rush to prove yourself right, because there are no standard answers. This book is my take on these questions.