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Is Ray Kurzweil¡¯s prediction of future reliable? Next generation Internet After I finished reading The Age of Spritual Machines, by Ray Kurzweil, I couldn¡¯t stop thinking if Kurzweil¡¯s prediction of the future is true, what the hell am I doing right now, studying, working, and trying to succeed in this life. If we are all to live in a world of virtual reality, without the need of our physical body, why do I bother working out and exercising? If a computer program can be a better lover and lifelong partner than a real human being, then what¡¯s the point of marrying someone? What is the point of having a family? There were so many questions, that it was simply mind-boggling. I had to calm myself down, and first see if his predictions really are reliable, because if it isn¡¯t, then there¡¯s really no point in worrying about it. But, if it is reliable, well then, I will think about that then. So is he reliable? Let¡¯s examine. Ray Kurzweil is a scientist most famous for writing the The Age of Artificial Intelligence in the late 80¡¯s. He predicted many things back then, and surprisingly many of them came true, according to him. I haven¡¯t actually read the book, so I can¡¯t be sure that he¡¯s