Immortality Through Technology
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I agree with this. It is also very difficult to factor in random breakthroughs made by some genius kid who brings us forward a few years.
Even if computers cannot process data in the same way or on the same scale as a human brain, computers and robots can be used to run scientific experiments and speed up the process of scientific discovery or technological advancement. As all of these things improve, so does the velocity of technological advancement.
I think that 2040-2050 is not an unreasonable timeframe for a technological singularity because of these factors.
I just want some examples to back up your assertion man, not a cartoon. Give me a few prominent examples to support the idea that major technological advances have happened in government-less societies and then we can have a proper discussion.
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It's like this, if you make it past about 2040 or 2050 the medicine of that time will be advanced enough to significantly prolong your life and in turn let you experience full technological singularity with practical immortality.
Assuming innovation isn't killed by oil running out, the wars this will cause, etc..
Whilst I have high hopes for the future in terms of technology, I don't trust humans not to destroy ourselves in the next hundred years.
The: "For a few to be immortal, many must die" line from In Time comes to mind, too.
The more technologically advanced we become, the higher the chance that we'll destroy ourselves, either by going a step too far, or using that technology for war.
The only real downside is overpopulation which would drain all natural resources, cause extreme famine and all kinds of crap that basically would have you wishing you was dead.
Great read if you like fiction/scifi.
That's one of my favorite books. Everyone should read it.
I think we will see the first real cyborg technology within 30 years. Already there are prostethic limbs that can be controlled by thought alone. Once scientists develop an artificial heart, the average lifespan will go up 20+ years. Eliminate cancer as well and if your brain keeps working, you could easily live to 100-110. The question is if the rest of the body will keep up as cells detiorate and lose the ability to generate new ones.
But there is no doubt in my mind that technology will fuse with people at some point in the future, but it could lead to extreme results, war and uprisings. If elites monopolized this technology they would outlast, outsmart and possibly be far superior in strength and endurance. It's easy to see how the temptation to think yourself an evolved human above the peasents could arise.
Personally, I hope to live long enough for easy trips into space and seeing cancer etc destroyed.
But there is no doubt in my mind that technology will fuse with people at some point in the future, but it could lead to extreme results, war and uprisings. If elites monopolized this technology they would outlast, outsmart and possibly be far superior in strength and endurance. It's easy to see how the temptation to think yourself an evolved human above the peasents could arise.
Personally, I hope to live long enough for easy trips into space and seeing cancer etc destroyed.
also how about a time machine, should I create a new thread or we can also discuss it here please?
i believe these topics are related
i believe these topics are related
Of course. IMO the main issue we'll face is super intelligent AI - from its point of view it won't be long till it regards us as cockroaches.
I don't see how it's relevant but the only kind of time travel that will ever be possible is going to the future. Since we're already technically traveling to the future every second of our lives, it's possible to speed that up by moving near the speed of light.
The internet is as close to a government-less society as we've had. How has that rate of growth been treating us?
Your argument is worthless and you're acting like a pompous ass because you know that a stateless geographical society has never been given a chance to exist, much less thrive. It's a shame too because someone with your intelligence would do quite well without parasitic overlords.
I've thought about how if going back in time was possible future then humans could fulfill the role of god by traveling back in time and transporting dying humans into the future to be saved.. replacing their body with a replica or something. This might be what you were getting at by bringing up time travel?
But that's likely not doable because most physicists say traveling back is not possible. It's also likely not possible because it's probably safer for the laws of the universe to exclude the possibility of paradoxes occurring. It's also not likely for many other reasons. Our descendants will likely be extremely more advanced than us genetically and intellectually through guided evolution to the point where we'll essentially be a different species. Would current day humans go back to save historic cows if they could? I doubt it.
Why am I a pompous ass for asking for proof to back up his bold assertion?
He's asserting that government is holding back technological advances and the only way to actually prove that is to provide examples in the past when a government free society actually produced something life or society changing.
And everyone who uses the internet is still under the government regulations and laws of the country they reside in. While the internet can provide anonymity, it's not the Wild West...people still must adhere to the laws of the society they live in in real life.
No, because no one makes SHITLOADS of money off foot odors.
Look statists; ask yourself why this 15 year old kid can do what he did:
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It's pretty fucking obvious to all that big pharma has deemed pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancers as profit centers, and that's why their current techniques for detecting them are over 60 years old.
Now this 15 year old kid has designed a paper strip detector for them all that is 400x more accurate, hundreds of times faster, and many Thousands of times cheaper than their standard method. ($0.03!)
Let's just be patient now and see if it becomes commonplace.
I believe you already know the answer to that however.