Steamed Iron Era

When water evaporates and expands upward, humans gain the power to drive thousands of pounds; when steel melts rust, human blades are sharper than any animal's claws. When torches are lit and bronze bells are cast, humans have conquered nature. In that distant future, man will also conquer the universe. So in the end, will people create omniscient and omnipotent gods and then destroy them? Or, treat those who call themselves gods as the last fire of civilization to witness the ultimate or doomsday?