Inventor Kurzweil Aiming to Live Forever

Technology - AP ^ | 2/13/2005 | JAY LINDSAY

[wingblade]

All this and cloning too.

[nuconvert]

"eight to 10 glasses of alkaline water and 10 cups of green tea."

Must spend a lot of time in the bathroom.

[7.62 x 51mm]

"...Kurzweil is no crank."

Oh yes, he is.

[rdb3]

We're all gonna go
But I'll hate to go fast
Then again I don't think it will be fun
To stick around and go last

[NautiNurse]

Met him years ago at the old company HQ, when the Kurzweil corp. was in its heyday. Still have the autographed book he gave me. Very nice man.

[COUNTrecount]

Immortality would leave little standing in current society, in which the inevitability of death is foundational to everything from religion to retirement planning. The planet's natural resources would be greatly stressed, and the social order shaken.

Time to redouble efforts for term limits?

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Inventor Kurzweil Aiming to Live Forever

With the regimen he's following, it will seem like forever.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

A man who plans to live forever doesn't take chances with his health on the highway

Actuaries have found that if you had an eternal lifespan, you would still have a life expectancy of only 600 to 700 years due to accidents.

[kizzdogg]

Now how on earth did you know that? Unless there is some other person that is from, I'd say you've been listening to some 50 Cent.

[rdb3]

Now how on earth did you know that? Unless there is some other person that is from, I'd say you've been listening to some 50 Cent.

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Maybe... ;-)

The good die young.

[hoosierham]

Someone wrote a science fiction story in which,because of extended lifespans, all urgency is removed from people's planning with the result that nothing is ever completed.

[AntiKev]

Ray did a commentary on a CD for Our Lady Peace called "Spiritual Machines". During one of his commentaries he states "Take death for example: A great deal of our effort goes into avoiding it, we make extraordinary efforts to delay it, and often consider it's intrusion a tragic event.
Yet, we find it hard to live without it. Death gives meaning to our lives. It gives importance and value to time. Time would become meaningless if there were too much of it. If death were indefinitely put off, the human psyche would end up... Well, like the end of a twilight zone episode."

This is an excerpt from his book The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence.

[wizr]

This guy is a kid. He's younger than me. What does he know? My regimen is easier. I believe in God's Word. If I'm wrong, I've led a good life anyway.

[Plymouth Sentinel]

I'm from Massachusetts.

This is the very best picture of Murdering Ted I've ever seen, and I will be laughing for a very, very long time.

[kipita]

Actually Ray Kurzweil is sort an accomplished spokesperson for futurist and advanced genetic engineering. His "GOD" is a highly intellectualized human-computer entity. His vision of the future in "simplistically" based on the fact that a small percentage of the human mind (some 5%) is currently used and the body of humans are equal to the body of animals (very primitive). In summary, the human mind cannot understand the complexity that is GOD but over time, we will, and live utilizing the complexity of our brains.

[Freepertwo]

This is kinda funny. he could still walk outside, get hit by a bus, and face eternity despite his best efforts. Oy.

[AntiGuv]

I guess it's a bit strange, but I'm actually quite fascinated with the notion of being the last one to turn out the lights..

PS. Kurzweil is probably a bit over-optimistic in my view, but I have little doubt that his overall premise of imminent longevity is on the right track. I just hope we're not on the 'losing' end of the ultimate cusp of history.

[par4]

As part of his daily routine, Kurzweil ingests 250 supplements, eight to 10 glasses of alkaline water and 10 cups of green tea. He also periodically tracks 40 to 50 fitness indicators

He may not live forever, but it sure will seem like it...

[Mr Ramsbotham]

As part of his daily routine, Kurzweil ingests 250 supplements, eight to 10 glasses of alkaline water and 10 cups of green tea. He also periodically tracks 40 to 50 fitness indicators ....

Wait until he finds out he's pissed away the best years of his life.

[hoosier_RW_conspirator]

Ray Kurzweil doesn't tailgate...As part of his daily routine, Kurzweil ingests 250 supplements, eight to 10 glasses of alkaline water and 10 cups of green tea. He also periodically tracks 40 to 50 fitness indicators...

And this is living?