[Book Review] Eternal Life in a Vat: Is it Evolution or Mummification? (The Singularity Is Nearer - Ray Kurzweil)
1. "Commercial Thirst" Hidden Beneath a Flood of Data Ray Kurzweil, the titan of futures studies who has returned after 20 years, remains as confident as ever. He pushes forward countless statistics and graphs, striving to prove that we have reached the threshold of exponential growth. However, the impression felt as a reader is closer to "fatigue" than "wonder." The massive volume—which feels as though it is forcibly fitting recent data into the logic of his previous work—reveals more of an old master’s obsession with proving his prophecies weren't wrong, or a commercial intent to achieve success by leaning on the reputation of his past work, rather than a pure desire to present a future for humanity. 2. 100 Years Without "Scarcity": Can We Be Happy? The author asserts that humanity will conquer aging and disease through three stages of life extension. But here, a fundamental question arises: Is a life of over 100 years, where everything i...