[ScottAnfield]

I agree with BB, discovering the TOE won't be the end of science as we know it, but the beginning of new discoveries for us. Yes, it will help us to understand the universe better and may improve quality of life with these new discoveries, but, as BB said, it won't end human suffering around the globe. We won't be Godlike with ultimate power, we will still be subject to the laws of the universe whether we like it or not- as we are only a smaller part of a bigger picture.

As for freedom, freedom is a concept and it has many different characteristics. You can have freedom from poverty, in mind and physical freedom (as in not being in prison).