The Civilization Without History

Everette's many worlds interpretation of the mathematic constructs of Quantum Mechanics may have shocked the world of physicists in the mid 20th century. Some might have even called it blasphemous. Such un-Copenhagen view of the real world is really derailing itself from reality, or is it? In Quantum Mechanics, existence of matter at any locality is described by its wave function, essentially assigning probabilities to various points in space, probabilities of the matter existing at particular points. How unrealistic a description it is of the macroscopic world we reside in. Are we not, in actuality, existing at the very point where we are existing right now? I do not see the Eiffel tower and the Nil river at the same time, nor do I see one, then instantly the next. In Copenhagenists' term, the wave function has collapsed. Collapsed by observation. The chair on which you sit, may have been on the Moon, or on Alpha Centauri; but because your sensory has come to observe it, its wave function is instantly collapsed, resulting in it appearing with 100% probability right where it is, right now. We do not observe the chair in many places at the same time. However, in the microscopic world, this phenomena is very real, and even more than ever present. Why, Everette thought, should this ever be the case? Why should there be a need of "collapsing" wave functions? Why should there be a demarcation between the macroscopic and the microscopic world? Where does this imaginary boundary lie? Is it a necessary part of Quantum Mechanics? Or is it just an illusion, a case of ignorance, demonstrating the fact that we do not fully comprehend what does this peculiar behavior mean in our own world, in our own terms? Why can't they all exist at once, albeit in their very own reality, unaffected by the other? If this is true, then, what is the implication? Many different worlds, indubitably. Each one branching off a fork amongst many other forks in an ever growing tree of realities. No collapsing needed. No unnecessary boundaries between the macroscopic and the microscopic. All is well.

If so, could we not imagine, in a universe, something, of some form, appearing out of nowhere for no reason, and with no trace of its origins? After all, given the unlimited bounds of space and time dimensions, that which is probable, however slightly, comes to transpire, sooner or later. Suppose, for the purpose of dramatization, an entire civilization, which is more than sufficiently advanced, appears out of nowhere. This civilization possess the knowledge of the intricacies and mechanisms by which the universe, or rather, the multiverse contains, and runs. They possess the mastery of matter and non-matter, and also of life and mortality. They are so powerful relative to the present stage of Mankind, that they are effectively God-like. Their motives, rationale, moral, ethics, consciousness, thought process, so different, so highly evolved, that they are no longer comprehensible to us mere mortals. These properties, when carefully mulled over, are really not all that hard to attain. Humankind, at its ever increasing rate of progress and advancement, shall come to a point in time where it becomes transhuman, and thus no different than the fictional civilization I proposed, capability-wise. This point is called The Singularity. The point thereafter humans are imbued with capabilities incomprehensible to our present mind. However, there still remain one thing that sets us apart from the said fictitious civilization. They do not have a history. They appear out of nowhere, for better or worse, all thanks to the quirks of Quantum Mechanics.

Pure Speculations

Well, provided we don't bomb ourselves out of existence, and everything's good, here's what will transpire:
2008: touch screen cellphones picking up.
2009: touch screen becomes main stream.
2010: followed up by multi-touch in screen based UI.
2011: transparent screen commercialized.
2013: Hybrid cars picking up momentum.
2014: transparent screen becomes pervasive. 3D fab@home becoming popular.
2015: optics-based microprocessor demonstrated. Data clouds becoming popular.
2016: First practical Quantum computer demonstrated; not suitable for normal use.
2017: Breakthrough in prosthetics. Data clouds become mainstream.
2018: gasoline cars phasing out in the US. Taken over by hybrid cars.
2019: maglev trains appear in major cities/airports. 3D fab@home goes mainstream.
2020: breakthrough in information processing. space travel becomes affordable to the rich.
2021: breakthrough in organ cloning. Scientists teleport molecule. East Asia rises to top.
2022: Electromagnetic plasma based mid-air Hovering technology demonstrated. First space lift built.
2023: first practical and truly safe urban driverless vehicle demonstrated. Sinosphere still nascent.
2024: UAVs become more sophisticated. US sets up moon base. Competition ensues.
2025: solar energy become one of major energy sources. Scientists teleport molecule chains.
2026: cabs are made driverless. Organ shortage solved. Nanotech goes mainstream.
2027: Robots appear at home. Simple chores. Sinosphere goes mainstream.
2028: US's 30% of airforce based on UAVs. Severe finance cut back.
2030: Human mind-Computer Interface adapted in certain fields. Satellite wireless energy beaming.
2031: Miniature nanotech Sattelites sent to Jupiter's moons.
2032: Hovering technology used in rapid transportation of products.
2033: Maglev for vehicles commercialized. Major routes designed for maglev.
2035: First breakthrough for AI. Not necessarily human-like.
2036: Antiparticles harvesting breakthrough. Nuclear energy goes mainstream.
2037: Manned landing on Mars. Competition ensues. Breakthrough in teleportation tech.
2040: More powerful particle accelerators. Teleportation of nano devices demonstrated.
2041: Human mind-Computer Interface widely adapted to telecommunications.
2042: Polymorphic buildings demonstrated. Breakthrough in Matter-Antimatter propulsion.
2043: Most homes have robots. Can do sufficiently sophisticated tasks.
2044: Second breakthrough for AI. Human-like. Small scale terraforming of Mars.
2045: Maglev vehicles become pervasive.
2046: space travel becomes affordable to the mid-incomes.
2047: Teleportation works for everyday sized objects. True Virtual Reality era takes off.
2049: Matter-antimatter propelled space vehicle demonstrated.
2050: Solves theory of everything. More questions posed.
2051: Artificial sentient beings created.
2052: Matter-antimatter propulsion goes mainstream.
2053: Megastructures go mainstream. City on ocean. Tall towers.
2054: Breakthrough in artificial creativity. Explosion of novel solutions.
2056: Attempts to test theories related to warp drives.
2058: Robots become pervasive and sophisticated.
2059: City-scale terraforming of Mars. First martian born.
2060: Polymorphic structures in major cities.
2063: Builds outpost on Jupiter's moons.
2065: Overpopulation taking its toll on resources. Young people outnumbered.
2068: Migration to more extreme climates.
2070: Warp drive breakthrough. 1C achieved.
2073: Faster-than-light (FTL) travel achieved.
2075: Unmanned interstellar exploration begins.
2080: First contact with Alpha Centauri.
2083: Mass exodus to Mars.
2095: Manned interstellar exploration begins. Destination: Pluto.
2100: Mankind celebrates 2nd century of technology era.
2105: City-scale terraforming of Pluto. Pluto fifth outpost in space (after moon, mars and a couple moons around Jupiter)
22nd century: Solar/Nuclear energy is primary source. Starts considering larger scale energy production.
23rd century: Mankind attains Type I civilization. Able to control planet-scale energy.
30th century: Transhuman era.
31st century: Mankind attains Type II civilization. Able to control Star-scale energy.
50th century: Mankind spreads to a significant fraction of the Milky Way galaxy.
90th century: Mankind attains Type III civilization. Able to control Galaxy-scale energy.
100th century: Mankind able to manipulate subspace dimensions.