{"id":660,"date":"2012-08-22T05:18:27","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T13:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nexthop.ca\/2012\/discovering-immortality-may-be-right-around-the-corner\/"},"modified":"2020-04-01T05:29:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T12:29:11","slug":"discovering-immortality-may-be-right-around-the-corner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nexthop.ca\/it-news\/discovering-immortality-may-be-right-around-the-corner\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering Immortality May Be Right Around The Corner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever considered the implications of living forever? Would you want to if it were feasible? Well, according to scientist and author Ray Kurzweil, these concerns may become more relevant in the near future. He anticipates that we may uncover the key to immortality in the next 20 years. This may have everything to do with <a href=\"http:\/\/kbit.co\">nanobots<\/a> replacing our blood cells.<\/p>\n<p>This might seem not only far-fetched but also a bit spooky. Kurzweil is very passionate about these ideas and so are some pretty well known people. Bill Clinton and Bill Gates are big advocates of Kurzweil\u2019s ideas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rise of the nanobots?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kurzweil\u2019s thoughts on immortality might not be quite as far-fetched. According to the scientist, in about 20 years scientists will have identified ways to halt and turn back the aging process. Nanotechnology will then step in, he says. Specifically, nanobots will replace human\u2019s blood cells. And, as Kurzweil puts it, they\u2019ll do the work of these blood cells much more effectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exponential technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kurzweil bases his predictions on the fact that technology is developing at an exponential rate. Taking this into consideration, immortality may be only a few more technological leaps away.<\/p>\n<p>The bigger questions that arise out of this debate are: Should humans live forever? If we do, will the earth become overpopulated? Will this ruin our natural resources? Who\u2019ll get to live forever? 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