Scientist believes immortality is only 20 years away

Posted on Wednesday, September 23 2009 @ 4:00 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Scientist Ray Kurzweil believes immortality may become reality within just twenty years thanks to rapid advances in medical technology:

Mr Kurzweil adds that although his claims may seem far-fetched, artificial pancreases and neural implants are already available.

Mr Kurzweil calls his theory the Law of Accelerating Returns. Writing in The Sun, Mr Kurzweil said: "I and many other scientists now believe that in around 20 years we will have the means to reprogramme our bodies' stone-age software so we can halt, then reverse, ageing. Then nanotechnology will let us live for ever.

More info at Telegraph.

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Re: Scientist believes immortality is only 20 years away
by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 23 2009 @ 4:29 CEST

Well that'll do away with "retirement" ...

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