I think that we will slowly (maybe over 60-70 years) continue to extend our lives using science, medicine and other methods until we are able to perfect other much more complex procedures.
This is reasonable. I think in a few hundred years it may be common for people to reach the age of 200 or 300. I don't think there is anyone alive today that will be alive in 2300... but maybe 2200. I did read an interesting theory a few years ago stating that human life expectancy hasn't really changed all that much in the past 300 years. What has changed is our infant mortality rate. The life expectancy for people who make it to adulthood hasn't really changed much. So maybe that means the human body sans modifications really does have a hard limit.
IF all memories were intact as well as your characteristics and habits
My point was meant to be taken two ways.
1. If you take your mind and transfer it to a body with different genes, will you even have the same characteristics and habits? How many characteristics and habits are genetic and how many are a product of the mind?
2. your point. if everything is transferred and you are exactly the same except for the body/genes, how do you prove that you are you?
slowly, painstakingly converted into non-biological material using nano technology. What do you think?
I think that we need to determine what the capacity for the brain is. Then we need to determine if that capacity can be improved organically. We also need to determine if it can be improved upon with technology. Then we need to determine if it SHOULD be improved upon with technology. This is explored in many science fiction films/books. Have you seen Transcendence with Johnny Depp?
ersonally during a procedure like this the only thing I would care about is the "original me", because that "original me" is the conscious mind I want to preserve. If we invent a way to live forever, but during the process the original person dies and only a copy that t...
I think that we will slowly (maybe over 60-70 years) continue to extend our lives using science, medicine and other methods until we are able to perfect other much more complex procedures.
This is reasonable. I think in a few hundred years it may be common for people to reach the age of 200 or 300. I don't think there is anyone alive today that will be alive in 2300... but maybe 2200. I did read an interesting theory a few years ago stating that human life expectancy hasn't really changed all that much in the past 300 years. What has changed is our infant mortality rate. The life expectancy for people who make it to adulthood hasn't really changed much. So maybe that means the human body sans modifications really does have a hard limit.
IF all memories were intact as well as your characteristics and habits
My point was meant to be taken two ways.
1. If you take your mind and transfer it to a body with different genes, will you even have the same characteristics and habits? How many characteristics and habits are genetic and how many are a product of the mind?
2. your point. if everything is transferred and you are exactly the same except for the body/genes, how do you prove that you are you?
slowly, painstakingly converted into non-biological material using nano technology. What do you think?
I think that we need to determine what the capacity for the brain is. Then we need to determine if that capacity can be improved organically. We also need to determine if it can be improved upon with technology. Then we need to determine if it SHOULD be improved upon with technology. This is explored in many science fiction films/books. Have you seen Transcendence with Johnny Depp?
ersonally during a procedure like this the only thing I would care about is the "original me", because that "original me" is the conscious mind I want to preserve. If we invent a way to live forever, but during the process the original person dies and only a copy that thinks it's the original person remains then we have failed in creating true mortality.
Have you read Old Man's War? I don't want to give away spoilers, but what do you think occurred here in regards to your question?
I think this is a fascinating topic. I could probably go back and forth on the 'what makes you you' topic indefinitely.
I have seen Transcendence and while I found it lacking depth I was glad that a movie like that came out, lets hope the next movie about immortality and AI will be a bit more in depth. As for "Old Mans War", nope I haven't read that particular book, I will need to read it one of these days if you think its good. I agree with you that this topic is vast, and we can easily get lost in the details. I guess time will tell on what makes immortality possible, if its possible at all.
This is reasonable. I think in a few hundred years it may be common for people to reach the age of 200 or 300. I don't think there is anyone alive today that will be alive in 2300... but maybe 2200. I did read an interesting theory a few years ago stating that human life expectancy hasn't really changed all that much in the past 300 years. What has changed is our infant mortality rate. The life expectancy for people who make it to adulthood hasn't really changed much. So maybe that means the human body sans modifications really does have a hard limit.
My point was meant to be taken two ways.
1. If you take your mind and transfer it to a body with different genes, will you even have the same characteristics and habits? How many characteristics and habits are genetic and how many are a product of the mind?
2. your point. if everything is transferred and you are exactly the same except for the body/genes, how do you prove that you are you?
I think that we need to determine what the capacity for the brain is. Then we need to determine if that capacity can be improved organically. We also need to determine if it can be improved upon with technology. Then we need to determine if it SHOULD be improved upon with technology. This is explored in many science fiction films/books. Have you seen Transcendence with Johnny Depp?
Read FullI have seen Transcendence and while I found it lacking depth I was glad that a movie like that came out, lets hope the next movie about immortality and AI will be a bit more in depth. As for "Old Mans War", nope I haven't read that particular book, I will need to read it one of these days if you think its good. I agree with you that this topic is vast, and we can easily get lost in the details. I guess time will tell on what makes immortality possible, if its possible at all.