Is Ray Kurzweil's prediction of future reliable in The Age of Spirtual Machines?
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Is Ray Kurzweil's prediction of future reliable? MGT 290 Next generation Internet May 28, 2003 After I finished reading The Age of Spritual Machines, by Ray Kurzweil, I couldn't stop thinking if Kurzweil's prediction of the future is true, what the hell am I doing right now, studying, working, and trying to succeed in this life. If we are all to live in a world of virtual reality, without the need of our physical body, why do I bother working out and exercising? If a computer program can be a better lover and lifelong partner than a real human being, then what's the point of marrying someone? What is the point of having a family? There were so many questions, that it was simply mind-boggling. I had to calm myself down, and first see if his predictions really are reliable, because if it isn't,...


