[Carlhole]

The Independent

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '.')..or at least that's what Ray Kurzweil thinks. He has spent his life inventing machines that help people, from the blind to dyslexics. Now, he believes we're on the brink of a new age – the 'singularity' – when mind-boggling technology will allow us to email each other toast, run as fast as Usain Bolt (for 15 minutes) – and even live forever. Is there sense to his science – or is the man who reasons that one day he'll bring his dad back from the grave just a mad professor peddling a nightmare vision of the future?

[Carlhole]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '.')..Whereas Kelly differs from Kurzweil on the grounds of interpretation and tone, other voices of dispute are rooted in a deep-seated fear of technological calamity. "The form of opposition from fundamentalist humanists, and fundamentalist naturalists – that we should make no change to nature [or] to human beings – is directly contrary to the nature of human beings, because we are the species that goes beyond our limitations," counters Kurzweil. "And I think that's quite a destructive school of thought – you can show that hundreds of thousands of kids went blind in Africa due to the opposition to [genetically engineered] golden rice. The opposition to genetically modified organisms is just a blanket, reflexive opposition to the idea of changing nature. Nature, and the natural human condition, generates tremendous suffering. We have the means to overcome that, and we should deploy it."

[hillsidedigger]

By 2040, I guess that technology along with about everything else will crash or will have been burned in a big war.

[Carlhole]

Henry Markham's Blue Brain Project

This is a video presentation of Dr. Markham giving a presentation on his supercomputing approach to reverse engineering the brain. It's pretty good.

I see no signs of science/technology slowing down one iota. If you think there's going to be some kind of collapse, make some sort of prediction as to when we'll see our science peak. Looks like clear blue sweet sailing for science in general. Lots, lots, lots going on. Incredible stuff.

[the48thronin]

I'm a doomer, you can download my brain with a vic 20 over an acoustical modem in 30 seconds once you make connection. It will probably fit on one 30 minute casset.

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Arthur75', 'C')arlhole and his self hate childish junk, fascinating ...

[Arthur75]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Arthur75', 'C')arlhole and his self hate childish junk, fascinating ...

[NickyBoy]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Arthur75', 'C')arlhole and his self hate childish junk, fascinating ...

[Arthur75]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Carlhole', '
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What the hell is THAT supposed to mean? It's not "my stuff"; it was in The Independent... and there are four Singularity films out this year, numerous articles, etc.

[lowem]

This is so very Ghost-in-the-Shell-ish.

Now let's see some implementation

[Carlhole]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'I')'d say you are. Your religion is worshiping the white coats of today. You do have faith, right?

[Arthur75]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SeaGypsy', '
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Did you forget to take your meds this morning? Or is it real greay in Paris this fall? Lighten up a little comrade, don't take it all so seriously; like Pops says "Tell us what you are doing?" Calhole is currently providing entertainment of a somewhat educational and humourous nature while you dear Sir are looking for a psychiatrist. (Mods; was that polite enough?)

[Carlhole]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SeaGypsy', 'W')hilst I get your drift Carl; it kinda depends if you want to have a long or short conversation about this very interesting thinking scientists thesis.

[Carlhole]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SeaGypsy', 'N')ot sure if this is too cosmic?
I believe that the antimaterial is the causal sphere. If you can grasp that (?)

[SeaGypsy]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Carlhole', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SeaGypsy', 'N')ot sure if this is too cosmic?
I believe that the antimaterial is the causal sphere. If you can grasp that (?)

[Carlhole]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Arthur75', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Carlhole', '[')url=http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/2009/09/singularity-summit-2009-program/]Singularity Summit[/url] schedule:

[Carlhole]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'H')ere's a picture of a flying machine from ancient Vadic Texts...

[Carlhole]

Let's try this again without all the obnoxious diversions into idiotic nonsense:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Carlhole', '[')url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/by-2040-you-will-be-able-to-upload-your-brain-1792555.html]The Independent[/url]

It's been fascinating to watch two seemingly counter-poised trends: (1) the frightening one of overpopulation, resource depletion, ecosystem destruction, etc., -- and, (2) the mind-blowing, apparently exponential trend of scientific/technological advancement.

They are related. I hear people scoff at this futuristic stuff. But I never see anyone ever make any predictions about when we might see the apex of sci/tech in the rear view mirror.

[Arthur75]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Carlhole', '
')
Henry Markham's Blue Brain Project

This is a video presentation of Dr. Markham giving a presentation on his supercomputing approach to reverse engineering the brain. It's pretty good.

[Pretorian]

so you upload your brain, and then what? Play chess with old buddies on yahoo games? Watch your body (grave?) in coma over a webcam? Would you keep any of the sences btw? What if it hurts/annoys to be in singularity? How singularity would be different, from immortality prospect, from old school cloning? How do u know it will be you and noit just an e-copy of you?