Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic The future is now Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]DreamTheater101[/m] at 11:59 pm on June 4, 2008[quote]Hell no. Have you ever seen the terminator movies?? Those things are gonna rebel against us.[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Another Chance Posted at 11:57 pm on June 4, 2008 "Do you have trouble sticking to a diet? Have patience. Within 10 years, Dr. Kurzweil explained, there will be a drug that lets you eat whatever you want without gaining weight. " "Are you depressed by the prospect of dying? Well, if you can hang on another 15 years, your life expectancy will keep rising every year faster than you're aging. And then, before the century is even half over, you can be around for the Singularity, that revolutionary transition when humans and/or machines start evolving into immortal beings with ever-improving software." Article Some of these ideas are just incredible. The singularity is a day that I'd like to stick around to see. Or maybe not, but it would be very interesting to witness artificial intelligence beyond our control.

Replies Another Chance Posted at 10:22 pm on June 5, 2008 Quote: from i r sekz at 10:09 am on June 5, 2008 Anyone that believes the future of science can be predicted in an exact number of years is naive and ridiculous. It's a guesstimate. Of course no one can predict the future of science precisely. allsmiles Posted at 10:30 am on June 5, 2008 Gotta say... I'm not a fan of becomign part of a singularity. I like being myself, and I don't like the majority of people. Granted, what they're on about is not a singularity... On another note, we could already copy ourselves into machines if we so desired. It'd be a mess, and what would be in the machine wouldn't be identifyable or even capable of processing, but... meh. Give it 30 years or so. As the article says, I guess. Quote: from DreamTheater101 at 7:59 am on June 5, 2008 Hell no. Have you ever seen the terminator movies?? Those things are gonna rebel against us. Ahh, works of fiction. For machines to go on a rampage like that, they need motive. It'd make much more sense for a machine to boost its defensive capabilities as opposed to committing genocide. i r sekz Posted at 10:09 am on June 5, 2008 Anyone that believes the future of science can be predicted in an exact number of years is naive and ridiculous. blufindr Posted at 12:07 am on June 5, 2008 is anyone else worried about the speed of science's progress? we're all so concerned about HOW to do things, we never stop to think about whether we SHOULD... =\ Another Chance Posted at 12:01 am on June 5, 2008 Quote: from mussed at 11:59 pm on June 4, 2008 thats crazy. how does that fit in with a superior being? aka God. Science = there is none mussed Posted at 11:59 pm on June 4, 2008 thats crazy. how does that fit in with a superior being? aka God. DreamTheater101 Posted at 11:59 pm on June 4, 2008 Hell no. Have you ever seen the terminator movies?? Those things are gonna rebel against us. i r sekz Posted at 11:58 pm on June 4, 2008 Eh no.   All 8 previous replies displayed.