I apologise unreservedly to Mamya for my completely unintended rudeness and aggression, and to upsetting others in the Forum-please forgive me.
Bullfrog, I'm not at all sure about the Golden Path in Frank Herbert's (and his son's) Dune series. The Golden Path was created to save humanity, but I think (only from reading Wikipedia)there is a hint that this may not be sufficient after all.