How is Earthcoin going to help the Earth ?
Or did I miss the memo on this one ?
As a last note I'll leave you guys with a really cool link on how fast earth plus tech are merging.
- kinda scary but keep an open mind ::
http://www.2045.com (watch the video)
Watched the video - it's mostly Kurzweilian guff, especially the stuff about spirituality. Mussolini loved the futurists, BTW.
Bad news for anyone thinking this is a spiritual thing - most of the spiritual greats have been dirt poor or lived in medieval conditions, those conditions don't seem to be a hindrance. You don't need personal android servants to explore spirituality, mostly what you need is clean air and some time to meditate. I've never heard anything from Kurzweil that gives any indication that he knows anything about spirituality, he seems void of experience and intent on creating a future void of such experience too, smart though he is.
Highest tech in Buddha's day was a horse and cart. Rumi ? Maybe the cutting edge was a bit of maths and chemistry. Zen buddhists ? Chop wood, carry water, don't bother with the transhumanism so much.
Enlightenment for the masses via tinkering with the genome and the brain ? Let's see it succeed for Kurzweil first, and the corporate guys who are planning this highly lucrative future. When Kurzweil says he lives in an egoless state and is one with everything, like a monk in the 'dark' ages, then I'll believe he knows something about spirituality, until then I'll just admire his clever gadgets.
Cheers.
