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A review by raviwarrier
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology by Ray Kurzweil
4.0
Yes, this book is long. Yes, Kurzweil seems to repeat himself a lot. Yes, the dialogs at the end of every chapter/section are hilarious. And yes, some of the things that Kurzweil mentions in the book seem outlandish and like fantasies of an over optimistic inventor/scientist/futurist.
But all that is shadowed by the brilliance (even if imaginative, a thought I don't subscribe to) of the author and the constant discoveries one makes while reading the book.
If the future is what he says it is, I look forward to it. And though many might be skeptical about Kurzweil's abilities to predict future and future technologies, I personally think that if we achieve half of what he says we will, or take double the time to achieve it than he says we will, the future is something to look forward to.
Kurzweil has built the book up slowly. Giving real examples of research and developments in the fields of science and technology and he has, unlike other optimistic authors, provided both up and down sides of the technologies we can expect to see in a few decades.
This book may seem fictional, like an Asimov novel, but then Asimov was a futurist himself who predicted life that we are living or will live (very much like a self-fulfilling prophecy). But the book may be nearer to fact than one might believe.
For any science, technology or star trek type future enthusiast, this book is a must read. And I urge potential readers to be patient, as like I said at the start, the book is long and a bit boring at times.
But all that is shadowed by the brilliance (even if imaginative, a thought I don't subscribe to) of the author and the constant discoveries one makes while reading the book.
If the future is what he says it is, I look forward to it. And though many might be skeptical about Kurzweil's abilities to predict future and future technologies, I personally think that if we achieve half of what he says we will, or take double the time to achieve it than he says we will, the future is something to look forward to.
Kurzweil has built the book up slowly. Giving real examples of research and developments in the fields of science and technology and he has, unlike other optimistic authors, provided both up and down sides of the technologies we can expect to see in a few decades.
This book may seem fictional, like an Asimov novel, but then Asimov was a futurist himself who predicted life that we are living or will live (very much like a self-fulfilling prophecy). But the book may be nearer to fact than one might believe.
For any science, technology or star trek type future enthusiast, this book is a must read. And I urge potential readers to be patient, as like I said at the start, the book is long and a bit boring at times.