John Berry wrote: Still no one has really answered the whole question, which is basically what would happen to this world where it currently is if it was suddenly given technology which is at a level seen in Star Trek?
Depends what you mean by "suddenly". Over night, over years, over decades? The invention of the automobile did not make horses vanish over night. Today most people think the horse-less carriage is wonderful, but I am sure many people regarded it with suspicion and they were right to think so. Harry
