Make It To Your 50’s And You Can Live Forever

Scientists are now saying that in just twenty years we have a good chance of enjoying some of the benefits of immortality.  Through better understanding of how the body works, and innovations like Nanotechnology, we could all soon be enjoying significantly increased life-spans.

Ray Kurzweil, a scientist, seems to be talking about science fiction, but according to him, it is all very real.  He sites the extreme acceleration of our understanding of genes and computer technology as the main driver behind these incredible advances.  In around twenty years, he predicts that scientists will be able to reprogram our bodies “stone age software” and then halt, and eventually reverse aging.

According to Mr. Kurzweil, when The Second Third is in its 50’s, our blood cells will be replaced by nanobots that are thousands of times more efficient, we will be able to sprint for 15 minutes without taking a breath, swim for an hour without needing oxygen, write a book in minutes, and use our minds to virtualize any experience.

We will be powered by bionic hearts and artificial organs of every type.  Heart attacks and disease will be a thing of the past.  We will be starting our accent ( or decent) into a future of immortality as cyborgs.

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I certainly hope this is true, but for some reason I remember hearing things like this before.  Actually, my hover-car is about 9 years past due.  Not to mention, I am still waiting for my robot house-maid, personal jet-pack, meal in a pill, my apartment in the sky, city under the sea, hover board,  and my vacation to distant planets.  All of these things were predicted to have happened by the futuristic year 2000.  As a kid I put a great amount of effort into planning on how I would take advantage of all these great things, and I have yet to be rewarded for my efforts.

Keep your fingers crossed, but I get the feeling that none of us are gonna make it out of this alive.

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