On present Humanity

So who makes the decisions to: Trim our population / reduce its growth, ensure food and resources, provide essential life-sustaining energy, or keep the peace/law and order? Those in power... but power corrupts and absolute power................! Sadly democracy is haphazard and unpredictable... just look at the USA! 

Most dictators carry the baggage of child abuse or some kind of mind-altering trauma. AI is probably the only way to ensure the continuance of any trace of humanity on this planet... but who will direct that!? In the long run, the Universe will continue and follow its own algorithms... the Religious will merely say, "God will prevail"! 

We are just a bunch of bags of mostly water that have a degree of self-awareness that is so often distorted. Many still dream of the order and logic of an ant colony lifestyle but who wants that either!? China tried that years ago and now look at her!