I've been fascinated with the thoughts and theories of Ray Kurzweil for some time but wasn't aware that there was a documentary - Transcendent Man - about his insights. The film takes a much different approach than this film - in that it focuses on Kurzweil himself, rather than presenting some bizarro pseudo-narrator character. The film is on Netflix and I'm certainly going to make a note to remember to watch it.

What intrigues me the most about Kurzweil's ideas isn't so much that he thinks we'll live forever (it sounds nuts but, in context, it honestly makes sense) but that people seem to be so offended by it. Words like "gospel" and "prophet" are often used when talking about his speculations but I see it as no different than any other scientist predicting the integration of technology into our personal lives. Maybe this film will show that it's not really being presented that way but it seems much less about religion / God and entirely about the inevitability of Moore'sLaw taken to the next level.