The path to human immortality

Many scientists and billionaires believe that human immortality can become a reality, thanks to the mind-splitting technology that exists independently of the body.

Imagine, you're lying on the operating table, fully aware but can't move. A humanoid machine appeared with a series of quick movements, a large part of your skull behind was separated. At this time, each mechanical finger is placed on the surface of the brain. You start to feel scared, however, things can't stop.

Through the fingertips, information about the brain is transferred through processing at a super-powerful computer nearby. Each layer of neurons scanned on a more detailed, deeper basis, from there, a 3-dimensional human brain chart is saved to the computer hardware. Finally, materials that are no longer needed for later life, will be stored in biological containers for research.

In the film Transcendence, Johnny Depp's Will Caster, a scientist, transferred his intelligence into a computer program.(Photo: The Guardian).

At this point, you realize that you no longer exist in your own body. It may be sadness, fear or curiosity when witnessing that living body, after being separated, is shaking every last contraction, before being completely motionless.

Animal life is over. Now, mechanical life is beginning.

Belief in an immortal life

The above is the scenario described by Professor Hans Moravec in his book: "Mind Children: The Future of Robot and Human Intelligence" (his Child's Mind: The Future of Robot and Human Intelligence) published in 1999 by him. .

Moravec believes that the future of humanity will no longer need biological parts. This view was adopted by the philosophical philosophers of the school (believers of this school believe that human body and awareness can be turned to a higher level than the current animal body) trust.

In addition, in "The Singularity Is Near", author Ray Kurzweil wrote: "The human brain simulated on a computer will work better than our biological brain. "The technology needed for this race, will appear in the early 2030s."

Not only the scientists, the billionaires, the money, but also the power to dream about the new future of mankind, where the mind and soul can be uploaded to the computer and exist forever.

British evolutionary biologist and mathematician Richard Dawkins believes that human life can be built inside computers.(Photo: The Guardian).

One such person is Dmitry Itskov, a Russian 36-year-old technology millionaire and founder of the "2045 Initiative" - the organization is said to be "aiming to create technology that allows fish personality transfer." multiply to abiotic state to prolong life, even immortality ".

One of Itskov's projects is to create "avatar" (avatar). These "avatars" include artificial bodies, controlled through computer brains created by technology as described by Professor Hans Moravec. Itskov even held a New York conference called "Global Futures 2045" , which, according to the advertisement, aims to : "Discuss the new evolutionary strategy for humanity".

People like Itskov believe that, consciously like computer software, is the application running on the hardware platform is physically.

Animal life or mechanical life?

However, some people have doubts about these projects, as well as the deep nature of human life. Mark O'Connell is like that. The Guardian pen acknowledges that it does not feel very attractive to the idea of ​​conveying human awareness into machines, sometimes it is a feeling of fear.

Russian billionaire Dmitry Itskov expressed his desire: "to create technology that allows the transformation of an individual's personality into an abiotic state".(Photo: AP).

The impact of technology on human life today is what caused Mark O'Connel to wonder. Human behavior in everyday life is increasingly shrinking by technology corporations, controlling us through invisible algorithms, limiting or eliminating real life activities. News about the outside world, information about a person we steal, online "content" . are all algorithms controlled by corporations, sometimes even major covered.

Finally, Mark concluded that "human beauty can only become perfect, when the body and soul are merged together, in a certain being".