Michael - An interesting essay - quite off the beaten path from most of the submissions, and, frankly, more to my liking. I was very interested in your starting point - infinity and the void. These were key metaphors in my earlier FQXi Essay - The Hole at the Center of Creation (https://fqxi.org/community/forum/topic/2381 ) - my key point in that essay was that the paradoxes in physics and math were analogous to finding ourselves at the edge of the abyss - one that could not be crossed - just as we cannot actually cross into the infinite or talk about the void (nothing). I was quite please to see this year's essay contest as it was one of my main points!.
I also fully endorse your conclusion that "The prescription and the requirement for human survival into the future is that we live in harmony with each other and the environment." THAT was the thrust of my first FQXi Essay - The Tip of the Spear (https://fqxi.org/community/forum/topic/2029 )
While I like your optimism - I'm not sure I entirely share it. I think the disparities in world views (including the struggle in physics to address QP in a coherent way) demonstrates an innately human irrationality. Among these is the refusal to accept the limitations to what we can see, know, understand and accomplish. Humility and curiosity are in short supply - and they would help immensely.
Wishing you the very best - George Gantz The Door That Has No Key: https://fqxi.org/community/forum/topic/3494