You may say that Kurzweil's a dreamer, but he's not the only one.

 

Does this picture bring the possibility of a harsh reality to mind? For me, it does.  As we as a society approach Singularity, we have to consider the implications that come with allowing technology to overtake the intelligence of the human race.  If we could live forever as many Singularitarians predict, there would be no reason to believe in a higher power.  There would be no reason to believe in Heaven, Hell, or God.  Mankind will have defeated God and therefore can do as he pleases.  While not everyone has different views on religion, this theory can be applied to various facets of life as we know it.  It could get to the point where we could artificially clone humans and create babies how we want them to be, like in Brave New World.  Huxley writes about this subject, "The principle of mass production at last applied to biology," (7).  Technology could have the capacity to wipe out diseases such as malaria, AIDS, and cancer thorough the exponential improvement of modern medicine.  If  technology will someday become more powerful than man, then can't computers someday control the weather?  Couldn't they wipe out global warming, natural disasters, etc.?The possibilities are endless.  According to the article from "TIME" Magazine, "2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal", It's impossible to predict the behavior of these smarter-than-human intelligences with which (with whom?) we might one day share the planet, because if you could, you'd be as smart as they would be."  Until that day comes, when we replace our own need to progress as a humankind, what do we do?  Do we prevent technology from progressing so quickly?  Or do we simply wait for the inevitable?  Grossman also refutes the theory of total Singularity, "But it's also possible that there are things going on in our brains that can't be duplicated electronically no matter how many MIPS you throw at them."  So for now, I'll believe it when I see it.  One thing is for sure tohugh, if Singularity is actually achievable, then one will have to rethink the purpose of the human race.  Machines over men, no longer mind over matter.