john says negative things and doesn't support his argument. He's our local troll who has somehow managed not to offend anyone, but do not take his posts seriously. He did say something vaguely constructive the other day, though..
here we go:
Haha, all good dude. I didn't think anything of it, but thanks for the heads up
Kurzweil is a genius. Apart from the inventions, his predictions on technology have an unbelievable rate of accuracy. Even down to WHEN they will come true. He's predicted practically all of our modern day technology developments; wireless internet, smart phones, e-books, facial recognition, nanotechnology. It's hard not to listen to the guy. His ideas may seem 'silly' to some, but I think people need to open their eyes and realise that one day soon, anything will be possible with these tech advances. Maybe not in 20 years time like he states...but definitely one day.
I think it will be interesting to see how people will adapt to the singularity if it were to happen. As mentioned above, some people may turn it into a religion, some may start a war or by that time, maybe people will be ready for change. And whilst I do believe that Ray's predictions could end up true in the near future, I don't believe it will be good for humanity. Especially the possibility of living forever. Which leads me to think that they may develop the technology for these advances, but never release it.
Can't wait to watch that interview once I get home, imago_mortis. Thanks!