Astrophysics and the Future of Humanity

Most of what we know about astrophysics we learned over the past few decades, and that certainly includes the idea that everything we see around us came from stars that exploded billions of years ago.

I believe that, within the next 100 years, human civilization will either destroy itself by means of our tribalism and near-total disregard for the well-being of others, or it will somehow be saved by the further advancement of science.

In either case, it appears that religion will be a casualty.  When all our questions about our existence as human beings and the universe around us are answered by science, there will be little reason to hold onto our ideas concerning the supernatural.