In an interview for Playboy, Ray Kurzweil, A futuristic American scientist for Google has predicted that humanity will be on the path to immortality by the year 2029, with full immortality being accomplished by the year 2045. How will we achieve such a feat? The answer has been in front of Metal Gear players for years now, nanomachines son!
The futurist explained his reasoning for choosing the year 2045 as the exact date, because according to his calculations, this is the point at which computers will advance to a level a billion times higher than that of human intellect. Kurzweil is a firm believer in the Singularity Theory, the moment in which humans will live forever through the aid of cutting edge technology.
Over the years, Kurzweil has had an astonishing 86% accuracy rate when it came to predecting the future of technology. He asserts that two recent advances in technology support his seemingly wild claim, the first being that technology has gotten exponentially smaller. Smart phones being currently sold on the market are pocket sized and only a few hundred dollars versus the $11 million computer he used at MIT in the mid 1960's. …show more content…
Using biotechnology, scientists have managed to turn off the fat insulin receptor gene in certain animals, allowing them to eat large amounts of food without the risk of developing diabetes or gaining weight. In theory, this same principal can be used to remove genes in humans that would cause a shorter lifespan. Not only does this increase lifespan, it can also be used to clear impurities from the body and actually serve as a way of reversing the aging process in general.
As of right now, life is still terminal, but that doesn't mean it always has to be. One day in the future, heart ailments, cancers and other diseases might all be a thing of the past. The important thing right now is to choose life, and then
The futurist explained his reasoning for choosing the year 2045 as the exact date, because according to his calculations, this is the point at which computers will advance to a level a billion times higher than that of human intellect. Kurzweil is a firm believer in the Singularity Theory, the moment in which humans will live forever through the aid of cutting edge technology.
Over the years, Kurzweil has had an astonishing 86% accuracy rate when it came to predecting the future of technology. He asserts that two recent advances in technology support his seemingly wild claim, the first being that technology has gotten exponentially smaller. Smart phones being currently sold on the market are pocket sized and only a few hundred dollars versus the $11 million computer he used at MIT in the mid 1960's. …show more content…
Using biotechnology, scientists have managed to turn off the fat insulin receptor gene in certain animals, allowing them to eat large amounts of food without the risk of developing diabetes or gaining weight. In theory, this same principal can be used to remove genes in humans that would cause a shorter lifespan. Not only does this increase lifespan, it can also be used to clear impurities from the body and actually serve as a way of reversing the aging process in general.
As of right now, life is still terminal, but that doesn't mean it always has to be. One day in the future, heart ailments, cancers and other diseases might all be a thing of the past. The important thing right now is to choose life, and then