You Cannot Predict The Future.

What Is Important Is That We Have The Ability To Create.

Science Could Predict That The Universe Must Have Had A Beginning.

The Rate Of Progress Is So Rapid That What One Learns At School Or University Is Always A Bit Out Of Date. Only A Few People Can Keep Up With The Rapidly Advancing Frontier Of Knowledge, And They Have To Devote Their Whole Time To It And Specialize In A Small Area. The Rest Of The Population Has Little Idea Of The Advances That Are Being Made Or The Excitement They Are Generating.

There Are No Black Holes - In The Sense Of Regimes From Which Light Can't Escape To Infinity. There Are However Apparent Horizons Which Persist For A Period Of Time.

Simplicity Is A Matter Of Taste