[AntonioLao]

When the optimal strategy of tick-tack-toe is known to the players, the zero-sum game is fair and it ends in a tie. So this game can only be fun to players who do not know the optimal strategy. In chess, many players still do not possess knowledge of its optimal strategy. And for this reason, chess remains enjoyable. More about game theory see the website at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory

in the search for a TOE, can this search be considered as a game? So this search can be fun only if the optimal strategy is not known. whoever found it first wins. But searching for a TOE is a nonzero sum game where, in the end, everybody wins even if only one person found it. So there is no reason why someone who already found it would keep it a secret from the rest of the world.

But one bothersome thought is whether finding a TOE can be used as a weapon for destruction of life (as what was witnessed by the nuclear age in the early 1940s)?

[subversion]

Antonio, your bothersome thought is more than just a small footnote in the TOE. In fact, if someone discovered the TOE they'd have every reason in the world to keep it secret, for it is power and power can be dangerous. Yet again, power can do good things, and thus there would be strong incentive to reveal the TOE and use it for the betterment of all life. I would like to take this opportunity to refer everyone to my subvertisement, a cry for unity, found here http://www.toequest.com/forum/introductions/374-subversions-personal-subvertisement-cry-unity.html

So as you can see after reading the subvertisement, the TOE is a pivotal turning point, which must be navigated carefully. Disclosing it in the right way is important, such that it does not fall into the hands of those who would wish to use it for ill purposes.