Do you want to turn yourself into an immortal robot? Well 30 years from now you can!

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Edward.

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Between this and the proposal of nanobot technology being available within the next 20-30 years, it looks like were going to give rise grandchildren that are half human-half robot... No but really though, its a pretty interesting read so you should check it out. And for anyone who doesn't know what nanobot technology is, check out my previous thread about a documentary called Transcendent Man. I also posted the link to a video in there where a group of doctors successfully implanted artificially made hearts into a bunch of animals and even a man. All of who were still alive after surgery. Anyway, here's the link to the article.

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-03/achieving-immortality-russian-mogul-wants-begin-putting-human-brains-robots-and-soon

 
there are already humans living with so-called "android" parts. Margaret Somerville gave a very informative series of lectures on the the ethics of new reproductive technologies, genetic modifications, and transhumanism back in 2006, i suggest anyone with an interest in the next evolution of humanity checks it out.

as for living forever, that would be cool, but i'm more looking forward to reversing the effects of aging (degradation of my bones and such) before immortality.

if i could live forever, i wouldn't do it all at once, i think. i'd live maybe 200 years at a time, taking 500 year breaks in between by inducing comas or cryostasis or something. i think it would make things a little more interesting.
 
This comment from the link has some interesting things to think about: "Let's say we assume that all there is to consciousness is the brain and its inner workings and we have the technology to allow your brain to be transferred to a digital machine. If you were to make a COPY of the brain instead of a transfer, does this create a new consciousness?

Furthermore, if you transfer your brain to a machine, what if the consciousness does not go along with it? Will you have simply created a machine clone of yourself, but with its own consciousness?"
 
i work with the first person ever that has an nanochip mounted in his brains, against epilepsia(?) and no hes not a robot, hes just retarded
 
Transhumanism is definitely very interesting. It's going to be fun in the next few decades to see the ethical debates unfold about nanotech immortality, the ontological status of AIs etc.
 
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