Posted on 09/22/2009 4:16:27 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
Scientist Ray Kurzweil claims humans could become immortal in as little as 20 years' time through nanotechnology and an increased understanding of how the body works.
The 61-year-old American, who has predicted new technologies arriving before, says our understanding of genes and computer technology is accelerating at an incredible rate. He says theoretically, at the rate our understanding is increasing, nanotechnologies capable of replacing many of our vital organs could be available in 20 years time.
Mr Kurzweil adds that although his claims may seem far-fetched, artificial pancreases and neural implants are already available.
Mr Kurzweil calls his theory the Law of Accelerating Returns. Writing in The Sun, Mr Kurzweil said: "I and many other scientists now believe that in around 20 years we will have the means to reprogramme our bodies' stone-age software so we can halt, then reverse, ageing. Then nanotechnology will let us live for ever.
"Ultimately, nanobots will replace blood cells and do their work thousands of times more effectively.
"Within 25 years we will be able to do an Olympic sprint for 15 minutes without taking a breath, or go scuba-diving for four hours without oxygen.
"Heart-attack victims who haven't taken advantage of widely available bionic hearts will calmly drive to the doctors for a minor operation as their blood bots keep them alive.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
It’s always tomorrow. Tomorrow never comes.
Dammit. If I wanted to live forever, I sure as hell would have wanted to be younger than 65 forever.
So, he thinks he’s going to die at 81?
Man plans, God laughs.
Assuming Obama doesn’t pull your plug, that is.
The same people who foretold of flying cars, heading to the moon for vacation and California being underwater due to the “melting glaciers’.
That’s one way to avoid government run health care.
What an IMBECILE.
Sure, it's all fun and games until someone plants a virus in the nanobots.
Considering how often computers breakdown & malfunction, what’s going to keep all those nanobots working properly?
Congress can then raise the eligibility age for social security and medicare to, oh, 1 million.
I thought it said “immorality” and I thought...sheesh that’s already here!
Sure. Right. Immediately after we get the fusion power plants working.
Besides, who would we really want to make immortal? Can you think of anybody?
Hey its already been done. Look at Helen Thomas.
From the “[stuff] my dad says” Twitter: “Why the **** would I want to live to 100? I’m 73 and s***’s starting to get boring. By the way, there’s no money left when I go, just fyi.”
The blue screen of death will take on a whole new meaning...
Let him try.
Between Carbonite, Mozy and my 3TB RAID I figure I'm pretty well backed up.
I would just like to feel about 30 until I died.
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