Consciousness is produced by a primitive neurochemical soup contained in a biological substrate weighing less than 1.5lbs. (The rest of the brain controls the 'engine' that produces/manages nutrients & energy for the cerebrum.)
Future generations will conclude that it was actually quite trivial to replicate both structure and processes. As the ability to design, grow & modify DNA organs coincides with advances in quantum computing, intelligence will be able to freely migrate back & forth.
Even with simple communications standards such as bluetooth, telepathy between devices will become routine. In fact, it's how robots will be controlled to perform traditional manual labor ie no different than how we control our muscles today. By short circuiting traditional senses, entire industries will emerge that provide 'experiences' that won't be detectable as 'not real'
Once intelligence is reduced to pure energy & light, then 'humanity' will be able to really explore the universe. Which then raises the question, who says we're first? If this is the natural evolutionary end-game, how do we know we're not just a seed farm for others to observe and study our progress?
You seem like a smart person. I well know that 99% will reject these concepts out of hand due to ignorance, but you appear to "get it". There's no reason to be a reactionary; consider the possibilities.
Please do not patronize me. I’m not buying the quack science of the Singularity. Largely because it’s based on multiple theories and wishful thinking of some scientist. There is no real hard science to back it up. If one of these theories collapse, then the entire house of cards comes crumbling down.
Furthermore, consciousness and the soul are not one in the same. Often people sell the Singularity as if the two are the same thing. Consciousness operates at the neocortex of our brain. It is only 1 of three levels (R complex , limbic system) in our brain. Thus, discarding and replacing our R-Complex and Limbic system with wires and electricity will remove our humanity. Who we are today.
What is humanity? It’s not just Consciousness. It’s physical and emotional. Combine these two with Consciousness and you have humanity. There three make one. It’s ultimately about freedom, truth and love.
Yes we are an experiment being observed by God. We are here to learn love, and not to be tricked. To manually discard and remove 2/3 of who you are for longer life is not natural evolution but snake oil.