Possibilities for a "magical future" ahead
April 02 2008 / by futuretalk / In association with Future Blogger.net
Category: Biotechnology Year: General Rating: 9
Opinion by Dick Pelletier
As the future advances, humans will continue to radically change
themselves. Today, it’s mostly external – glasses, hearing aids,
cell phones, “smart” cars, and a growing global brain (the
Internet). 
However, during the “golden age of biotech,” 2010-2020, we will understand much more of the inside of our bodies as we go about looking for solutions to cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, and other illnesses.
This search will eventually enable us to not only solve most of our medical problems, but we will develop enhancements along the way that improve our lives.
Then as we enter the “golden age of molecular nanotech,” 2020-2035, we will resolve all of our medical problems (including aging). Enhancements will take center stage during this time and the drive will not slow down until our bodies become mostly non-biological.
However some people believe that biotech advances must come at a price – the loss of authentic happiness or the loss of what makes life meaningful, such as when we struggle, suffer frailty, finitude, and eventually die.
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