Comments on: Philosopher confused by longevity, nanotechnology http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2495 examining transformative technology Fri, 03 May 2013 19:22:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Michael Anissimov http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2495#comment-255148 Michael Anissimov Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:15:02 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2495#comment-255148 The variety and number of wild projections generated by knee-jerk negative reactions to life extension makes for great amusement. Thanks for pointing us to this new one. Sometimes, the more ignorant the projection, the more entertaining. The idea that we could become immortal but fail to lower launch costs is such a failure of imagination that one can only laugh! The variety and number of wild projections generated by knee-jerk negative reactions to life extension makes for great amusement. Thanks for pointing us to this new one. Sometimes, the more ignorant the projection, the more entertaining. The idea that we could become immortal but fail to lower launch costs is such a failure of imagination that one can only laugh!

]]> By: James G. http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2495#comment-254571 James G. Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:39:32 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2495#comment-254571 I was going to say the same thing, Christine, when humans achieve immortality, space travel will become much easier. Humans will populate the stars as needed or desired, on space ships that bare no sembalence to today's primitive rockets and space shuttles. Large versions with very advanced recycling compared to what we can get today could take humans anywhere in the universe near light speed, and the trip would not be unbearable, anything you could have on a planet can be put in a sufficiently advanced space ship, except perhaps the same amount of land mass limiting the number of people it can support, but ships that comfortably hold thousands and have everything they would need and reasonably desire would be possible with nanotech, they wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the ship and say, earth, for the most part, if desired. A lot of people that think they understand singularity type tech. really don't and have huge flaws in their arguments which they get stuck on. Time will heal this ignorance. I was going to say the same thing, Christine, when humans achieve immortality, space travel will become much easier. Humans will populate the stars as needed or desired, on space ships that bare no sembalence to today’s primitive rockets and space shuttles. Large versions with very advanced recycling compared to what we can get today could take humans anywhere in the universe near light speed, and the trip would not be unbearable, anything you could have on a planet can be put in a sufficiently advanced space ship, except perhaps the same amount of land mass limiting the number of people it can support, but ships that comfortably hold thousands and have everything they would need and reasonably desire would be possible with nanotech, they wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between the ship and say, earth, for the most part, if desired. A lot of people that think they understand singularity type tech. really don’t and have huge flaws in their arguments which they get stuck on. Time will heal this ignorance.

]]> By: Charles H. Tankersley http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2495#comment-254543 Charles H. Tankersley Sun, 03 Jun 2007 13:43:53 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2495#comment-254543 Christine, you are correct. If we are to have any hope of colonizing and exploring our Universe, we must extend our lifespan enough to reach our nearest neighbor stars, some 4.25 light years away. Without 'warp' drive. as Einstein tells us, we are limited to no than one or two thousand KPH. Any faster and it would be impossible to avoid the 'hard stuff' drifting about in the uncharted sea of space. Radar is a speed of light thing and if we approach light speed, the radar has no hope of telling us what lies in wait around the next corner. Our space program needs us to last at least 2,000+ earth-years. As for the overcrowding of earth, give this some thought. We already have the first space colony in orbit. Soon, we will gaine enough knowledge to put private individuals in orbit (if they have the wealth) for a lifetime. Our next fronteer is space, itself. Our earth is far from being over-populated now, and with the discoveries made with Nanotechnology, the weight limit of human life on earth is continuing to extend further and further before us. It is my feeling that Scruton is not thinking about the solution to humanity, but rather, is thinking about how to line his pockets a bit more. However, it could be that he forgot to think at all when he reached the longevity of his essay. Christine, you are correct. If we are to have any hope of colonizing and exploring our Universe, we must extend our lifespan enough to reach our nearest neighbor stars, some 4.25 light years away. Without ‘warp’ drive. as Einstein tells us, we are limited to no than one or two thousand KPH. Any faster and it would be impossible to avoid the ‘hard stuff’ drifting about in the uncharted sea of space. Radar is a speed of light thing and if we approach light speed, the radar has no hope of telling us what lies in wait around the next corner. Our space program needs us to last at least 2,000+ earth-years.

As for the overcrowding of earth, give this some thought. We already have the first space colony in orbit. Soon, we will gaine enough knowledge to put private individuals in orbit (if they have the wealth) for a lifetime. Our next fronteer is space, itself. Our earth is far from being over-populated now, and with the discoveries made with Nanotechnology, the weight limit of human life on earth is continuing to extend further and further before us.

It is my feeling that Scruton is not thinking about the solution to humanity, but rather, is thinking about how to line his pockets a bit more. However, it could be that he forgot to think at all when he reached the longevity of his essay.

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