1/18/2010 PERMALINK
Bruce Sterling warns again about buying into the 'Rapture of the Geeks' transhumanism scam..

...people who are into transhumanism are emotionally committed. They're
not gonna be rationally argued out of their heartfelt desires, any more
than Creationists are gonna go kiss a chimpanzee on the lips and say
"Mom." ... Uploading's about as credible as going to heaven.

As Bruce suggests, we should keep things in perspective and avoid joining a cult. If you have ten or more years of natural lifespan left, the new gene hacking tools are likely to boost your life expectancy somewhat. But it is extremely doubtful you will be downloading your consciousness into a computer and living forever by 2030, as some have claiming. Don't wait for an AI to come along to solve all your problems for you, solve them yourself.