Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-25615397-20160301032615/@comment-4867780-20180323133230

The Galaxy Manipulation point is ridiculous and you know it. If it was used before, it was mistakenly so.

Power the best possible assurance of survival, that is why maximizing fits the "survival vs morality" experiment, clearly on the full survival side of the equation.

Inequalities are inevitable. Even in this specific context, where everyone start with a completely equal opportunity (two powers of your choice), the end result is inevitably a broad range of inequality depending on how smartly you chose them.

The whole game is rigged towards unfairness. All we can do is try to stand on the haxed side. That's just how it is.

Well, if we truly don't know then your take isn't any more valid than mine, is it ? Any answer depends of key factors we know nothing about, meaning no answer is truly valid and any discussion is moot.

"the Cosmic Entity could be giving humanity a chance to extend its influence BEYOND our one planet"

Maybe, maybe not. We don't know and can't. Dead-end.

"Who is to say that the entity isn't benevolent?"

What makes you believe it would be ? Dead-end again.

Though I must say, a benevolent entity would do much better than blindly dumping a planet-load of superpowers in the hands of amoral primates. It would suitably prepare the species first to ensure they do use their gifts right and well, rather than ruining everything out of selfish greed and short-sighted foolishness - the most common human traits by far.

"So a divine, nigh-omnipotent being [...] wants to see what would happen if it gave every member of an entire sentient species"

There goes the entity's actual motive straight from the thread starter, standing somewhere between experiment at best and entertainment at worst.

RIP your hope for benevolence ^ ^;