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science fiction ain't what it used to be...

gee today Japan has some pretty good walking robots, everybody has star trek/Dick Tracy cell Phones, Artificial intelligence is coming along, talking computers, Mach 10 scram jets, Nanotech, Bioengineering agriculture + animal products, Internet etc. Look down the road 30-50 years all the world's geniuses, engineers connected together in the information age real time through the Internet.

Grow new organs? they are probably only a few years away. artificial eyes? they got stuff in labs that shows promising results, bio computers? they are doing that. We are becoming masters of our enviorment manipulating atoms, genes, electrons. Biotech and and nanotech will merge. Nanbot virus that invades repairs cells? Raise your IQ with direct integration to your brain to a quantum computer with all the information of the library of congress?(some hope for democrats) It does not seem far out to me, recent articles have rat brain cells flying a drone aircraft simulator, people moving cursors on a computer screen just by thinking about it, electrodes hooked into the brain to a computer and videocam enabling a blind person to make out shadow images and identify letters.

I robot anyone?

From Cave to agriculture lifespan went from 30 yrs avg to 40
From agriculture to industrial avg went to 70 yrs
We early third wavers with increased eff. and knowledge? If you make it to 80 you will probably make it to 100 and if you make it to 100 you may make it to 100's or a 1,000

I agree 100%. A LOT of people on this thread have a terrible case of tunnelvision.

WHEN it comes, human immortality isn't going to come in a vacuum. It's going to be accompanied in advances in Physics, Biology, Optics, Computing technology, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, AI and HUNDREDS of other scientific disciplines from Acoustics to Zoology.

Some here say, it'll NEVER happen! (Never say NEVER!) I'm sure that's exactly what most said at the turn of the 20th Century when human life span was 45 yrs old. 90 yr lifespans will NEVER happen! WE'RE DOOOOOOOOOOMED!

20 yrs does seem to be sorta wishful thinking to me. But 50-100 years DOES seem to be realistic. We're learning to extend the lifespans of MANY lesser lifeforms, learning how genetics works and affects human longevity at a fundamental level. Fruitflies with doubled lifespans. Nematodes with doubled lifespans. Mice with doubled lifespans.

It's just a matter of time!

Raise your IQ with direct integration to your brain to a quantum computer with all the information of the library of congress?(some hope for democrats)

The real question is what info is in the library of congress? If it's 3/4 liberal drivel then you would be increasing the percentage of liberal idiots.....