When fear of aging and death is gone will religion fade away? Ray Kurzweil predicts nanobio tech revolution!?

Question

Brilliant scientist Kurzweil in his last 2 books( cf. the Singularity : When Humans Transcend Biology ) predicts that in 2 decades man will be able to extend human life indefinitely.
Since the fire and brimstone will be dimmed greatly in the human psyche, is it probable that these myths can survive without the threat of damnation?
What use is salvation when death can be eliminated? Certainly the social cohesion obtained via fear weakens. How can each successive generation of nano-enhanced theists NOT become more distanced from hellish themes?

I waited to ask this question in the hope that all those literate Californians have finally gotten off the freeway. Its still early . Like to hear from the East too. Any where East of Reno is East enuff.

Answer 1

I find it very hard to believe this as they can't cure cancer or any number of other diseases at this point. In any event, there will always be death. Even if they cure every disease known to man what happens when someone gets crushed in a building collapse or burns to death in a fire? I think Kurzwell is just afraid of his own demise.

Answer 2

Well, I'm actually in Reno, so I hope that's far east enough for you. I'm from Texas anyway.

I find it hard to believe that they will prolong life indefinitely. Even if they do, there will still be car crashes and murders and suicides, etc.

But that is not the point.

You are asking if religion will ever disappear. I say absolutely not. For those of us who are spiritual (and I am not religious, only spiritual), we don't have our beliefs because we are afraid of eternal damnation. God doesn't only save you in the end. He saves you every single day. I have tried to live my life without Him, but it's truly impossible for me. I need Him every single moment. So if I were to live forever, I would still want Him around.

Answer 3

if that were to happen, assuming there were no more car accidents, natural disasters, disease, murders, ect. maybe. living forever the way we are now would be torture. how many times can you do something before boredom sets in? then you look for something else and that goes on and on and on until there is nothing new, life is a repetition and you slowly become insane. so suicide is the next question. did he consider the mental aspects? i didnt know there were any literate californians.

Answer 4

I think that my faith has helped the fear of aging and death go away. Beleiving in a merciful and forgiving God has already helped the fire and brimestone go away - although I do not have all the answers, I believe if you are the best you can be "there is nothing to fear but fear itself"!

Answer 5

no matter if lack of life should be suspended continually, we ought to nevertheless have the issue of overpopulation (till everybody agreed to stop having little ones...which i do not see ever happening). i'd particularly die than stay in a international the position we are crammed jointly shoulder to shoulder scuffling with over elements.

Answer 6

Bat **** , Humans are the most feared , most intelligent animal on the face of the earth ... Hell we kill all animals just for fun even our own kind , we rape babies, tortue and judge one another on their color, We even mate for fun even with our own gender **** man the stupid animals dont have carp on us we're going to show them a thing or two with global warming, and who cares if California cant grow grapes for wine or the mountains in glaicer park are melting **** we may find another musk ox buried deep in that frozen ground like we did several years ago with grass in its belly and hair on its body all intact that Christians say died suddely at the time of the great flood/// We've got the upper hand dont we???? CAUSE GOD said " ONLY FOOLS DONT BELIVE IN GOD" as for me give me my slide rule and lab coat one day i'll show you how to make a grain of corn and reproduce it and someday i'll even get it to grown/// They anit got **** on me