[Pearls Before Swine]

kurzweil, noted genius, has been having megalomaniacal delusions for years.

Brilliant guy, but more optimistic than most. Possibly a hypochondriac... not a megalomaniac.

Suppose a select few were both fortunate enough to discover the secret for immortality and foolish enough to admit it. They'd be torn to pieces.

Only a secret society of long-lifers could hope to survive, especially if the secret was expensive to implement. You'd have life jealousy and wealth/class jealousy inflamed to the max, with predictable results.

[the invisib1e hand]

Suppose a select few were both fortunate enough to discover the secret for immortality and foolish enough to admit it.

uhmmmm...I'm sorry. I'm not really an art bell fan...

[Gulf War One]

Good observation. Have to say that he seems to me to be very populist versus elitist. His repeated observation is that (religion aside and I am convinced of the resurrection through Christ) something approaching immortality in our present life is coming to all of us.

[Fitzcarraldo]

These folks are definitely NOT willing to die for their beliefs.

[ThinkDifferent]

Only a secret society of long-lifers could hope to survive, especially if the secret was expensive to implement. You'd have life jealousy and wealth/class jealousy inflamed to the max, with predictable results.

The singularity is about exponential increases in technology and wealth. If it goes off like Kurzweil predicts, the technology would be quickly available to everyone.