The ever-accelerating adventure makes for an intoxicating ride. Questions of where we are and where we should go need to be addressed. Today, we hold the keys to our own destiny as never before. Biotechnologists are exploring ways to stop the aging process. Computer scientists may learn to build intelligent beings like ourselves.
Physicists even dream of creating new universes.
With such God-like power comes both great opportunity and great responsibility. That's where the role of religion comes in. It seems clear to me that, as never before, finding aspects of shared moral and spiritual purpose for such an undertaking is crucial. Religion can and must respond to this and other massive challenges posed by science. Second, over the long term, science needs religion to help persuade people that the scientific enterprise is a noble endeavor, worthy of their support.