Comments on: Insight or woo? Ray Kurzweil’s future. https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/13/insight-or-woo-ray-kurzweils-f/ Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:53:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: richardrob https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/13/insight-or-woo-ray-kurzweils-f/#comment-498017 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:53:35 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/13/insight-or-woo-ray-kurzweils-f/#comment-498017 I think his predictions are fairly accurate, but I don’t think they’re particularly profound. There’s definitely a cult of personality built around him. When it comes to things like his vitamin regimen, I think that’s complete crap.

]]> By: Jason Failes https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/13/insight-or-woo-ray-kurzweils-f/#comment-498016 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:10:06 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/13/insight-or-woo-ray-kurzweils-f/#comment-498016 Most of what Kurzweil predicts is, unless society collapses completely, inevitable. However, his predictions for when these technologies will develop is exceptionally optimistic.

SMBC sums it up nicely:
http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1968

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