Immortality only 20 years away

[pmeswani]

In 30 years we'll be able to flap our arms and fly to Mars in under a minute and eat three shredded wheats.

countless Prawn Sandwiches. HTH

[GCR99]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/s...scientist.html

Scientist Ray Kurzweil claims humans could become immortal in as little as 20 years' time through nanotechnology and an increased understanding of how the body works.


Great! Destined to live forever as a doddering, decrepit old fart under an endless Labour government.

Imagine a Gordon Brown that lived forever, what a terrific place Britain would be then

[SuperZ]

Complete nonsense.

You're all Dooooomed, Doooomed, I tell ye.

Remember, Soylent Green is People.

And there's a very good reason for that.

It isn`t going to happen successfully. Nothing is meant to last/live forever.
Great, we can create the ultimate boom at bust cycle - with human lives.
If populations grow as they are now, we`re doomed ultimately. If population growth continues AND nobody dies.....

Well it would be great for the Worldwide economy for a while....

[xoggoth]

That's typical that is. Wait until I will probably already have snuffed it and THEN they invent immortality.

[Gonzo]

Well it would be great for the Worldwide economy for a while....

Think of all the demand for houses - boomed!

[KentPhilip]

In 30 years we'll be able to flap our arms and fly to Mars in under a minute and eat three shredded wheats.

Now you're getting into the world of fantasy.

[TimberWolf]

Now you're getting into the world of fantasy.

Yeah, how can you eat shredded wheat while flapping your arms?

[NickFitz]

It's interesting that The Sun got the scoop there rather than, say, Nature.

It's interesting that DimPrawn reads The Sun in the belief that it's a peer-reviewed scientific journal.