The Singularity: Five Technologies That Will Change the World (and One That Won't)
The Singularity: Five Technologies That Will Change the World (and One That Won't)
Posted 06/21/2011 at 5:19pm
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A few years ago, my buddy, Robert Sawyer postulated that because we now use computers as a critical tool for research, Moore’s Law applies to scientific accomplishment as well.
He started with a simple postulate—assume that in the first decade of the 21st century we have already accomplished as much scientific advancement as we accomplished in the entire 20th century—amazing discoveries in astronomy, paleontology, materials, medicine, robotics, etc.
Now, let’s try a thought experiment. If we apply Moore’s law and assume that the rate of scientific advancement doubles at the same rate as the computer power that we apply to research, then we can project that we will likely accomplish a whole 20th century’s worth of scientific advancement in 5 years—by 2015. As the rate continues to double, we’ll accomplish a century’s work in 2.5 years, then 1.25 years, 7.5 months, 3 months and 3 weeks, then a smidge less than two months, one month, two weeks, one week, then 3.5 days, 1.75 days, and if you ignore Zeno’s paradox, by the end of 2020 we will be accomplishing a century’s worth of research every day, and two weeks later, every second. And after that…?
Will that be when The Singularity occurs?
In math, a singularity is a point where a function demonstrates extreme behavior. The Singularity, as defined by Vernor Vinge and Ray Kurzweil, will occur with the technological creation of superintelligence. Such a world may be impossible to predict because us poor present-day humans are unable to comprehend what superintelligent entities will want or how they’ll behave to achieve their goals. (Well, yeah, okay—but life has one fundamental rule: survive. Start with that and everything else follows.)
It may be that The Singularity is nothing more than a technological ‘rapture’ — an event of some interest to those who believe in it, but not necessarily one that the rest of us are expecting. In October of 1951, The Magazine of Fantasy Science Fiction published a story by Richard Deming called “The Shape Of Things That Came.” In that story, a young reporter uses his uncle’s time-nightshirt (what a silly idea, he should have used a time-belt) to travel from 1900 to 1950. When he returns, he writes about what he has seen — highways and cities full of cars, huge airplanes traveling coast-to-coast, skyscrapers sixty and eighty and a hundred stories tall, telephones everywhere, radio broadcasting, moving pictures with color and sound, television beaming into every home—but his editor rejects the tale because of its essential implausibility. Paraphrasing: “Yes, all of those things are certainly possible at some point in the distant future—but not in fifty years. What is impossible to believe is the timespan. Many of the people in your tale are already born. The human mind simply cannot deal with so much change in a single lifetime.”
In the fifty years since that story was first published, we’ve seen even more astonishing changes in our science and technology: nuclear power, organ transplants, multiple trips to the moon, solar panels, communication satellites, space probes, an international space station, supersonic jets, genetically modified crops, digital information technology, the widespread use of lasers for transmitting and storing information (as well as for teasing cats), globally-connected cell phones, personal computers of all sizes and vast libraries of applications, the incredible reach and versatility of the internet, video games (of course), Viagra, and so much more.
So maybe, just maybe, when and if The Singularity occurs, it will be just one more thing that human beings take in stride—and then complain about because that’s one of the things that machines still can’t do. For most of us, technological advances are a way to address the fundamental laziness of the species—we’re looking for an easier way to get the job done. Good, fast, cheap, we’re happy with any two out of three.
We might take a clue from what happened last century. The two inventions that had the most impact on the 21st century came in the second half—the microchip and the laser. To a great degree they were unexpected and mostly unpredicted. The laser was a lab curiosity for decades. And even after the first microchips were fabricated, industry still didn’t recognize the true potential—not until a couple guys in a garage showed them what a microchip could really do.
It’s very likely that today’s lab curiosities represent possibilities that will redesign our world. Here are a few things to watch out for. (We’ll check back in a few years and see if my crystal ball needs recalibrating.)
Graphene
First there were bucky-balls, then bucky-tubes, now unrolled bucky-tubes in flat sheets, only an atom thick. Already being touted as the miracle material of the future, graphene is still just a lab curiosity because nobody knows how to manufacture it in industrial quantities, but if graphene could be manufactured efficiently, it would be the plastic of the 21st century. A lot of people believe the problem is solvable.
Researchers at IBM have already demonstrated high-speed circuits on a graphene substrate. What happens when we move from gigaherz processors to teraherz processors? Yes, everything we do now will be faster, effectively instantaneous, but just as the gigaherz CPU made speech recognition and photo-editing and video processing practical what other labor-intensive tasks will the teraherz CPU be able to handle without breaking into a sweat? Add parallel processing to that and we’re talking hellaflops.
But more than that, graphene has incredible physical strength. Researchers at Columbia University have proven that graphene is the strongest material ever measured, some 200 times stronger than structural steel. Quote: “It would take an elephant, balanced on a pencil, to break through a sheet of graphene the thickness of saran wrap.” Other scientists have layered multiple graphene sheets into a paper-like form that is six times lighter than steel, two times harder, has 10 times higher tensile strength and 13 times higher bending rigidity.
Perhaps someday, layered graphene will be used in cars, planes, trains, buses, spacecraft, robots, perhaps even buildings. The weight savings alone will provide significant fuel economy and the increased strength will give greater structural integrity and safety. It could also show up in military armor. We might see it used in lightweight patio furniture or rugged laptop shells or even as rollbars in some future generation of hybrids.
The predictions for graphene have not yet been tested by reality—but if graphene really is a miracle material, it will have enormous impact on the global infrastructure.
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diamondcutter
February 24, 2012 at 4:01pm
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polland
January 10, 2012 at 10:15am
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January 10, 2012 at 10:15am
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December 21, 2011 at 12:45pm
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December 18, 2011 at 8:54am
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CircusUgly
June 29, 2011 at 10:29am
The singularity will eventually occur but it'll be much further in the future. Why? Because all of this super wowie new technology - and its prerequisite research and development - is all in the hands of a small collection of global corporations who control how and when its released in order to safely manage demand and scale profits. Bottom-line: Corporations lack vision because they can only envision safe research paths. So they'll surpress risky "what-if" R&D in favor of known, successful products/markets. Additionally, there is an ever-growing shortage of valuable minerals used to produce these new technologies. The law of the minimum tells us that which is in the least amount will control growth. And even if someone in a garage does produce the next "big thing" it'll be sucked into the corporate black box.
And one more thing: now did religion get injected into a conversation about technology? I fail to see how it has any bearing at all on the topic. I wish all of the bleating Christo-fascist evangelicals would just rapture the hell off and leave the rest of us in peace!
Mr James
June 25, 2011 at 10:24am
The Singularity is about a coming Uber-Intelligence. A mind that will transcend human failings and limitations. I would like to remind readers that we humans haven’t been able to prove some of the simplest mathematical conjectures posed hundreds of years ago ( Ex. Goldbach’s conjecture). Ask, anyone at random, “ What is the P = NP problem and why is it important? “, and you’ll probably get a big fat; ugh? . ( Note: “P” stands for polynomial and NP stands for Non-deterministic polynomial. ) Ask someone how to create a truth machine by tapping into Kurt Gödel’s incompleteness theorem or what contributions Alan Turing ( my favorite genius ) gave to the world and you’ll probably get more of the same. The point I’m trying to make is simply this. An actual “Singularity” will create more wonders than an average human is aware of and an educated human is capable of ( excuse my bad grammar, please) .
Some quick comments:
The USA has and is spending some 2 trillion dollars to fight ridiculous wars, a space elevator is very affordable, considering that there are literally TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS ( I am being extremely conservative here.) of resources available in outer space. The people who rule this world have small greedy minds, and little vision.
Flying cars are very possible if FULLY automated.
The people who control the flow of money ( how much and to whom are the biggest obstacle to real progress, with some exceptions ). The rich don’t won’t things to change, they don’t want to deal with you.
I would like to be more positive about all of this, but we are not ready for this at this point in human history.
Zoandar
June 23, 2011 at 7:28am
You're mind will be punched on a card And shut away in a little drawer And when they want you to buy something they will tell you And when they want you to die they will let you know - Wendell Berry
Just_Me
June 23, 2011 at 6:47am
People will still be people, even if modified. One feature of society I rarely encounter in SF and which is missing in this article: a justice/court system.
History rather clearly shows that those who have want to keep and those who don't have want to get, sometimes any way they can. Plus there are the individuals who either canot or won't control their own behavior and like harming other people.
So--how do we use tech to move from where we are today to dealing with this part of human life?
MeanSquare
June 22, 2011 at 6:19pm
One of the issues with developments in technology is that all technologies don't progress at a mutually benefical rate to each other. As an example, we are finding ways to extend the human life-span and, as a result, we've discovered Alzheimer's. That's not a stopper, but it is a consideration. Some of these developments are predicated on others. For instance, we really can't trust most human beings with flying cars. (Look at the trouble we have in only two dimensions.) So, the flying car is predicated on the development of faster, cheaper, more powerful processing power (number 1 on your list) as well as cheaper, better power sources and engines.
I do agree that the pace of development will probably increase geometrically (If not strickly according to Moore's Law, at least along the same lines.) until we reach a point where human beings are no longer able to process any faster. As that continues, it will become increasingly important to have better and better search bots and filters to allow us to access the information we need as quickly as possible.
One aspect you didn't mention, and one that concerns me a fair bit, is the development of human-enhancing technologies. Genetic alteration, nanotechnological boosting, and other possibilities will be very tempting (maybe impossible to resist). The first uses of the technology will be fixing things that are actually broken: repairing damaged nerves; fixing cateracts and then fixing astigmatism and focusing issues; repairing damaged organs, limbs, blood vessels, etc. At some point, however, people will begin using it cosmetically. Some people will pay whatever it takes to have self-altering hair or eye color, self-tanning skin, and eventually self-regulating physiques -- regardless of what you eat. Athletes will have to be tested for it. Some very bizarre accidents will undoubtedly occur. (Look at some of the cosmetic surgery mishaps as a current example.)
On the whole, I welcome improvements in technology, but we do need to be careful that what we can do isn't always what we should do.
Stockislander
June 22, 2011 at 2:48pm
"Your shoes will tell you when they need to be re-soled". That's pretty funny! Are you expecting a resurgence of cobblers, or actual repairs of any kind? Anyhow, thanks for the article!
Marion McCoskey
June 22, 2011 at 11:18am
The scanario you presented views machines as benevolent. Other writers view them as evil.
As machines become more intelligent, they will become contrained by the same information processing limitations that humans face. Evil behaviour requires more processing power and more communications overhead. That limits the amount of evil that can exist.
If you lie, then you have to remember what lie to told, and to whom. If your plan is to be fair and honest to your immediate group, but perpetrate crimes on others, then you need to know who is in the group and who is out. None of this changes because a mechanism gets more processing power.
Based on that analysis, it seems the distribution of good and evil will not change. Most intelligent mechanism will be petty criminals as are most humans. There will be a few who are hardly criminals at all, and a few that are spectacularly evil.
Of course that's all just a guess. Anything could happen.
Baer
June 22, 2011 at 9:45am
While I am sure no one will agree with everything in this article and there can be much discussion on it as on anything that predicts the future I found it very interesting reading and I feel that it was well thought out.
schwit
June 22, 2011 at 9:41am
Flying cars can be realized if there's a new type of lifting propulsion that permits easy hovering. This is showing at the Paris air show.
http://www.gizmag.com/d-dalus-uav-design/18972/
Bullwinkle J Moose
June 22, 2011 at 6:55am
The "Singularity" of scientific Advancement is the point at which Maximum PC readers can no longer distinguish truth from fiction
It is the point when Corrupt Monopolizing Corporations can "Reinvent" technology that already exists by bankrupting the original inventors in court and rewriting history to show that "They" are the true inventors worthy of all the fame and fortune associated with their theft
It is the point at which History has been so corrupted that your readers believe the propaganda being fed to them on a daily basis and no longer know their A$$ from a hole in the ground
It is the point at which you began to go along with all the lies because it was easier than finding and fighting for the truth
It is the point at which you decided to be a Corporate shill rather than unemployed!
Bayareatransplant
June 22, 2011 at 7:58am
Moores Law applies to transistor count, not the speed of the computer. Its plainly obvious that cpu speeds have not doubled in the last 2 years and ram speeds have not either. This is a fundamental error I have seen journalists make time after time. If you even bother to wiki Moore's Law you will read an excellent explanation of what Moores Law really is.
TerribleToaster
June 22, 2011 at 5:57am
On flying cars:
There is a inevitable need for them, or something like them, in the near future (next 100 years or so); the reason being one of urban planning.
We are running out of room. With the advent of MegaCities and coming of MegaStructures population densities are on the rise which will make real estate far more expensive. As these densities increase there is also a corresponding rise in pedestrian traffic. When pedestrian traffic rises and no new land can be acquired the solution is to cannibalize the road system for walkways. This leaves no room for rapid individualized transport on the surface, so they must go up (the underground belongs to mass transit and utilities). On the plus side, at least megastructures make it easy to form a network of "landing hubs" and create a traffic pattern. But flying personalized transportation is inevitable. We need to make use of all of that third dimension.
Luckily, State side this isn't that big an issue. As a relative newcomer to civilization, America is still a vastly undeveloped landscape with a lot of room for expansion horizontally (though eventually, horizontal expansion will be less economical than vertical). But in places like Japan where land is already overdeveloped, expect something like this to come out of their evolving urban landscape.
Of course there is always the possiblity we find another way to solve this problem that no one has thought of yet.
Fecal Face
June 21, 2011 at 11:32pm
"There was a young man from Racine, who invented a screwing machine. Concave or convex, it could serve either sex, entertaining itself in-between."
Nice rhyme, that made me laugh :D
Silencer
June 21, 2011 at 11:04pm
1) The amount of knowledge that exists is controlled by GOD.
Daniel 12:4: "...shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase."...
"time of the end", "knowledge shall increase", that would be now.
2) If Graphene will be used so much, better make sure it's not as awesome as Asbestos!
3) Flying cars will come, computer-controlled basically of course. It'll take a lot more time, and better economic and energy conditions. Maybe 50 years, but not 100.
4) Most importantly, I'll be 'chipped', over my (and everyone else's) dead body(ies).
Caboose
June 22, 2011 at 9:34am
"1) The amount of knowledge that exists is controlled by GOD.
Daniel 12:4: "...shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase."..."
And "god" was created by man, therefore, man controls the amount of knowledge that exists.
Could "god" create a storage medium so vast, that not even "he" could fill it?
Silencer
June 22, 2011 at 9:46am
"And "god" was created by man"...
Contrary to popular belief, not true.
HE proved HIMSELF, in creation, and on paper, for you.
As for your hypothetical, ponder the Bible extensively, or just ask HIM, when, (and if,) you see HIM. And GL with that! :O)
Caboose
June 22, 2011 at 9:46am
Uh huh...
The Bible, just like every religious text, was written by humans. And humans always do what will benifet themselves.
Always!
Silencer
June 22, 2011 at 10:12am
"was written by humans"...
Contrary to popular belief, not true.
My personal research tells me that Moses actually received the characters of the first five books of the Bible, in the form of a holographic projection, (vision,) of "letters of white fire on black fire." <- actual historical report. Does that sound like a monitor to you? (And if you know correct Jewish history, you know that not one letter has ever changed.) Oh, and if you put the Bible in a computer and do word searches on it in it's original langauges, it tells the future, as in, including everything major the last 100 years. (Warning, most information concerning the 'Bible Code', especially on the internet, is a lie. But the code is real.) Pentagon, scientists, recognize, (<- all little-known true facts,) that only GOD could have made the Bible. Not written by men. Penned.
Trust me, GOD has proven HIMSELF. How else will HE be justified in his judgement actions, later?
"humans always do what will benifet themselves"...
That's true.
Side note: Imagine this conversation, that will take place many times:
GOD, "So, why didn't you do what I said?"
Bozo, "I didn't think You wanted me to take You literally."
GOD, "..." <- What do you think HE'd say there? LOL! :O)
Edit: Just re-read your last post. By the way, those pentagon scientists I mentioned? They also say that ONLY the Bible does the code thing. No other text in the world does, or can be made to. So it's not 'just like all of the others', or whatever. Ya, GL! :O)
Caboose
June 22, 2011 at 10:22am
If the bible is the word of "god", then why are there so many different versions?
Silencer
June 22, 2011 at 10:46am
That's a kindergarten-level question.
I like Creflo Dollar as a teacher. GL.
Edit: I should answer your question.
Because of the devil that JESUS spoke of.
"Confusion is of the devil." It says that right?
Oh, and he imitates GOD. See? Put the two together, there you go.
If you need more help, please watch Creflo.
(Just roll with NKJV for now. It's what you'd call, 'the right one'.)
Caboose
June 22, 2011 at 10:49am
Its still a valid one.
Why is it then, that there are Religious texts written thousands of years before the Bible, about the same characters, from different cultures?
(I wish we had a better way to continue this discussion than this article. I'm not "throwing in the towel", but if you'd like to continue our discussion, then I suggest we move it to PM via the forums. I use the same account name)
Silencer
June 22, 2011 at 11:13am
I must conclude by reiterating:
1) The amount of knowledge that exists is controlled by GOD.
Here's what's interesting. An *extremely* little-known Bible fact, that you brought out of me. In:
Daniel 12:4: "...shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase."...
The part that says "shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end"... Well...
actually, is semi-secretly referring to:
The Bible Code.
The new code from GOD discovered in the Bible by computers, that I just told you about. That's GOD for ya.
Those two points are a lot to chew on. I'm tired ATM, please watch Creflo. :O)
Silencer
June 23, 2011 at 2:09am
Most conspiracies aren't true. Some, and some mysteries, are.
I believe in what I'm saying. Conspiracy would imply falsehood.
Check out all I said for yourself, and you'll find that I'm right.
So, I actually consider myself more of a "religious nut!" :O)
However, I don't go to church. Probably gone 5 times in my life.
I just believe the Bible. And listen to good preachers for learning.
And use my brain. When JESUS said meditate, that means think.
Caboose
June 23, 2011 at 9:21am
Creflo Dollar is far from "a good preacher". I really hope you haven't given that scam artists a cent of your money.
And returning to the same argument of "BUT ITS IN THE BIBLE!!!!" doesn't indicate right or wrong. Just indicates that you are taking that book of words written by man way too seriously.
Silencer
June 23, 2011 at 7:58pm
"words written by man"...
You're either not listening, or not getting it.
As far as Creflo being a good man or not...
You believe whatever you read that's not true.
Don't cast your pearls before swine. Right.
Caboose
June 23, 2011 at 8:44pm
Oh I'm getting it.
What you're not getting, is that it was a book, written by man, so many thousands of years ago. The only "proof" that you have, is what is written in that book. Which was written by man, translated umpteen times by man, and modified by man. There are countless different versions of the book, and countless different denominations of the faith, all proclaiming to be the ONE TRUE FAITH!! And that will tell its followers that anyone else following any other denomination is going to burn in the fiery depths of hell!! And you know what, if all of us "non-believers" or "people of the wrong faith" are wrong, and there is some deity up there when we die. I'd hope that he/she/it/they will be pleased with how I've lived my life, being kind to those around me. Helping those in need. Loving my friends and family, not being an ass or jerk to everyone, and generally not being evil altogether, rather than how much I prayed, went to church or gave money to some religious body. Because if simply praying for someone and not actually providing real help gets me "in to heaven", then why bother helping anyone. I might as well stay in my room, kneeling at my bed praying all day.
There are thousands of people out there who claim to be preachers, and end up having a following of poor gullible saps who will pour all of their money in to the group. Look at Harold Camping for example. People from all over the globe were selling off their possessions, and roaming around countries trying to tell people that the world is going to end, and that if they didn't start following the same prophet as them, they were going to burn in hell once the world ended. Well, we're still here aren't we? And we're going to be here for a long time (unless either an object from space (asteroid), humans themselves or a microbe eliminates us, and at that point it will not have been some sky god).
The earth wasn't formed in a week; it was formed over billions of years. Humans didn't exist at the same time as dinosaurs; we evolved millions of years after.
Now, if you cite the same passage as before, or tell me to "watch Creflo" again, it will be safe to say that you have no counter-argument except for "BUT ITS IN THE BIBLE! IT HAS TO BE TRUE! IT JUST HAS TO!!!!" and this debate is over.
I've given you an opportunity to take this to another area where we don't have to spam this article. I have no problem debating with you on the merits of religion and the bible, and providing counter-arguments, as long as it’s done in mature nature. You can find me on the forums under this same name. If you want to continue this, fine. Take it to PM in the forums. Otherwise, lets end it here.
Silencer
June 25, 2011 at 12:41am
I'll only reply here, and this is all. Some things need to be said. I only post this in the hope that somebody else learns something. I don't think you actually will, but I will still answer YOU.
Should I repeat and SHOUT all of my words, so that you can hear me better? 'Cause I don't need to change, or add to my words, you just need to hear them.
Only liberals hurl insults without facts to support their arguments. It's like you can 'smell' them. They're all the same, nasty and stupid. Personally, after they prove what dim jerks they are for a hundred years, I'd like to stick them all into a big gravity-well fire pit, maybe a black hole, to keep them away from me, forever. Kinda sounds like something I read.
(As you alluded, the words that are in the Bible prove themselves, unlike all other books. But, as you asked, that's not their only proof.)
Your last response is imbecilic. Here are the facts:
You're still STUPIDLY parroting your old "the Bible was made by man" sht.
So, as I already said: You either aren't listening, or aren't getting it.
Let me try, one more time, with you here on this one small, little point. (Your saying that "the Bible was made by man".)
Not only does the Bible prove Itself through logic, prophecy, creation, experience, history, science, spirit, (and every way,) and more; (How many's this?) Here's ANOTHER, BRAND-NEW <- way... (Which moderately-intelligent people understand, I've already explained fully, above:)
A long-ass time ago, (way, way more than 100 years ago,) some nobody sitting on a rock somewhere wrote down a bunch of stuff, (but he didn't WRITE it, I know that's a lot to grasp,) and now it's in our Bibles, on our nightstands and coffee tables, all around the world.
By the way, (don't get distracted by this): I'm not here to give you a history lesson, (which you sorely need,) or to teach you how to tie your shoes, (that means to teach you the basics.)
NOW HERE'S THE WEIRD PART, PAY REAL GOOD ATTENTION HERE: The stuff that the guy sitting on the rock wrote down, (that's sitting on some Jewish coffee tables right now?) When you stick it in a computer, it, TELLS THE FUTURE. (BASICALLY ALL OF IT, BY THE WAY.)
(PROVING that, the man on the rock, didn't actually 'WRITE' it. GOD did.)
WOW! That should be enough there! Don't read on, until you understand, and are impressed by that. (This isn't fiction, like the rest of your life.) If you're not impressed by that, or think I'm lying, quit reading. (Because, unless you're dead inside, you should be impressed! And, (woo-hoo!,) you can even 'Google' it for yourself!) (Technology-related even! Really! Computers discovering codes in the Bible... World-wide Information age, still kinda on point with the article, just the spiritual side.) Then, (only when you're actually impressed,) read on...
(Oh, for you:) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_code
KEEP UP NOW, HANG IN THERE. ...It tells THE FUTURE, including, everything major that has ever happened in our world's history, including every major event of the last 100, (300, 1000, etc...) years. (With lots and lots, and lots more, details.) NO OTHER BOOK IN THE WORLD DOES THIS. (By the way, also realize, I can't change 'the Bible', either. You know, to 'cheat'. Oh, and I also can't change 'History', either. Try something new, and THINK about that. Try starting for 'two' seconds, and then work your way up.)
WOW! WOW! Again, don't read on, until you're actually impressed by that. If you're not impressed by that, or don't believe me, quit reading. Only when you're impressed, and believe I'm being truthful, read on...
So, that's it! Was it that you weren't listening? Or just not getting it? Don't answer me. Really.
Still not getting it? Dipsht on a rock (no offense to the honorable prophet) can't see the future. Science plus history proves (I said science plus history proves) that GOD stuck that stuff (as in OUR FUTURE) in there. If you don't see it yet, just give up. (Dipsht on a rock is NOT GOD. Did not WRITE the Bible.) (Hint: It took GOD, to write that.) <- DUH! So, WHO WROTE the Bible? Just forget about it. It's, um, boring! Ya. Ya you're right, it was written by men, and encrypted with all of the events of world history, while also at the same time, telling a cute, true story on its crunchy outer shell! For all of us non-omniscient beings. But they were men, who wrote it. Pretty clever! You catching my sarcasm here?
I was hoping you'd accept my first point, so our conversation would be elevated, at this point. We could've been discussing the Bible Code, about how WWII, Einstein, the Gulf War, 911, and the rest of our history, are all astonishingly predicted by it, with tons and tons of details. And then quickly, moved along to discussing the role of technology, during these times that the Bible calls 'the last days'.
These are not lies, they are VERIFIABLE FACTS. (Do I need to list them more clearly for you?) I have clearly explained to you, in fact even proven, in my earlier posts alone, (what constitutes proof? does anything with you?) that the Bible was made by GOD and not men. (Which GOD knows by the way, that all of this has been explained to you.) Refusing to see that (because of your feelings probably) will not change it. You are denser than a petrified tree. I am done with this thread. Bye.
Pick one:
There's an astounding, scientifically PROVEN, (formerly) secret code in the Bible, that was written thousands of years ago, telling the future, (as in our ALL OF OUR RECENT HISTORY.) Which you can EASILY PROVE to yourself, by simply: Thinking, and... Googling! Wow! Just: LOOK IT UP! Amazing, it really *IS* there! :O) (Heck, Google BEFORE deciding...)
OR, your mind-blowing genius:
"the Bible was made by man"
Sucker.
We should inform the Pentagon. The codes they've found, telling all of our history, and future, (that they've developed a rudimentary understanding of,) are nonsensical. But wait, they DO make sense. Um, well then some GOD-like super-genius must have went all around the world, and extremely recently, and changed out all of the Bibles. Ya, they were all changed. That's kinda like what you said, isn't it... 'they're... "changed".' That explains it away. Feels right anyway. (Right-on! Crucify him!) Next, you'll say that they designed the scientific experiments to get the results they wanted, along with creating the giant conspiracy needed to make all of that happen, and then believe that ridiculous nonsense over believing the truth that's staring you in the face. Just like your 'brothers', are currently doing...
Honestly, you don't have to believe a word I say. But you should lose your STUPID "the Bible was made by man" sht. In my opinion, (and others,) you're just too ignorant to talk to, if that's what you say. Meaning frankly, your understanding will remain, at 'dirt-level', until you RECOGNIZE, (b___h.) That's what you're failing to do here. To 'recognize'.
It would be a logical fallacy, to think that I have failed to prove my point, that GOD wrote the Bible. Google it. Google all I said, and REALLY, GL!
Oh, and again, just for you: You should watch Creflo Dollar, to learn the basics. (As far as him being 'corrupt': From now on as a general rule, when you read/hear stuff, stop believing who you have been believing, and start believing WHO you haven't been believing. That'll help you out a whole lot. Funny how what you 'believe', can end up being an 'acid test', in the 'future'.)
F_____g done with your dumb a_s. Goto Dell.
P.S. Just re-read your post. The earth *was* formed in a week. GOD is omnipotent like that, you exceedingly small-minded ____. I'm done! :O)
Edit: I noticed my typo. I'm just going to leave it, it's alright. That was fun!
kixofmyg0t
June 21, 2011 at 10:41pm
Is it just me or did this article have a certain flow.....and then all of the sudden derail itself?
I mean one minute i'm reading about IPv6....and the next i'm asking my refridgerator where my phone is.....
Demonspank
June 21, 2011 at 9:04pm
Flying cars will never happen in my lifetime. Never.
There needs to be so many redundant systems as well as the actual inability for any human to pilot them before they are possible on an even medium scale. There is no way we'll suffer people dropping out of the sky into whatever because they are drunk, or don't maintain the vehicle, or X or Y or Z. While the scenario is similar to current private pilots (not a large group to begin with), take away the required maintenance, traffic control and oversight that airports provide, and you have yourself a heck of a fire-from-the-skies scenario. To the point of the article, even your above-average public does not have the discipline or responsibility to be ever vigilant around all aspects of flight.
These flying car companies make me laugh every time I see them on Discovery. Just a few years away, everyone! Just wait, you'll have one soon!
draconis123
June 21, 2011 at 8:55pm
Loved the article but there was just one thing. In the first portion you mention that since 1951 we've had a bunch of things such as supersonic jets. I'd just like to be a jerk and point out that the first official supersonic flight was by Chuck Yeager in 1947 using the Bell X-1.
Just wanted to point that out cause I'm an internet user and we love when we can tell people how wrong they are.
Caboose
June 22, 2011 at 9:32am
THat was the first supersonic flight. But when was the first massproduced supersonic jet produced?
I Jedi
June 21, 2011 at 8:25pm
The truth is that information is getting so fast now, that humans are having trouble keeping up with all the relevant data even now. Colleges are literally always a few years behind current research and development of new technology, science, and mathematics because the boundaries keep getting pushed further and further. In order to correct this issue, humans will one day, as you pointed out, be implanted with chips, even in the brain, to where we will be able to learn new concepts and ideas very fast, very simply.
In our life time, most of us will see new and amazing things happen around us. I'm not just talking about seeing world peace or something, which will never happen, no. I am talking about, as the author mentioned, seeing many diseases that affect us today wiped out, world hunger possibly being solved very soon. In fact, a Japanese company recently turned shit... yes, shit, into actual edible steak by extracting the nutrients from the pile of poop!
The one thing that I wished you would have mentioned more clearly, David, is that there will be a higher intelligence to humans: Artificial intelligence. I'm not referring to robots, I'm referring to a self-aware, self-acting A.I., that will help in solving world issues in new and amazing ways, that we humans cannot yet see how to fix or don't know exist.
Lastly, my generation, or the Y generation, may be the very first generation to not have to experience death as a part of life. It may be possible to one day reverse the aging process, and this has already been done successfully in mice. It's not a matter of if it will happen but when it will.
The future is a strange, new world.
w2ed
June 21, 2011 at 8:14pm
While I agree on a few principals brought up (namely, the lack of discipline from other humans), I believe a practical, mass-production flying vehicle could easily be done while fitting in the space of a normal car today. We already have jets (yes, I could mention helicopters as well) that can land and take off vertically, and I think it's a matter of time before we have engines capable of spping on fuel instead of guzzling it. The biggest problem I see is making them idiot-proof enough that the average person that can drive a car safely can operate the flying car as easily. (Just like regular vehicles, however, just because you can idiot-proof it, it won't stop the idiots from being idiots.)
dgrmouse
June 21, 2011 at 7:28pm
I'd really like to see some sources for some of the claims this article makes.
*First of all, a flying car is not cost-effective.
*A flying vehicle has to do a lot of work just to stay aloft. What kind of gas mileage are you going to get with a flying car?
*Second? It’s impractical.
I'm pretty sure that you can build a "hella" fast autogyro with a motorcycle engine. I'm also pretty sure that if you were to consider building a transportation infrastructure from scratch, such a vehicle might seem a lot more practical than building a car, building roads and signage everywhere that you might wish to travel and maintaining said roads.
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