[ The Doctor tends to sometimes seem a bit more oblivious on the surface than he truly is, though at least for the moment, he has no reason to believe the other man's motives are less than pure. In the name of science, he's always glad to share, to push progress forward, to advance one's mind, knowledge, and research. He'll always aid in that, if he can, though...in a careful way. ]

You're in good company. Loads of civilizations have yet to achieve it and I always enjoy watching that spark, that tiny light that explodes and breaks open all the barriers and sets them out amongst the stars.