I've got a lovely daughter of 1,5 years. She spent 9 months in the womb and has just begun her time here with us. As sad as it makes me feel, one day, she will pass on to be no more. Hopefully I will be long gone before that. But will the death of our bodies always be the end?
If we in the future will be able to scan ourselves and transfer the configuration and processes of our brains (or the whole body) into a computer? Will it then be possible to simulate all our brain functions, atom by atom, so that we could live in virtual (to us here and now) worlds? Meeting up with old relatives and have a life beyond what we have today?
Then our carnal life will just be our second womb - preparing us for a digital life. As long as there is hardware and energy, we will never have to die!
I get a feeling of vertigo when I see our "normal" lives just as a prestage to our "real" life. Cause it will be The Life. What is 80 years of life in flesh compared to an eternity in the machines? Maybe you can have a back up copy? Maybe there will even be an undo button?
When will this be achived?
Will you live long enough to be reborn?
And who will look after the equipment?
Happy New Year!
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