Actually my mother is the one who introduced me to Ray Kurzweil's "The Age of Spiritual Machines" and she bought me the book for Christmas.
My mother is not a scientist -- she only graduated from High School. She is also very religious and spiritual.
So you might be inclined to stereotype or judge her (or other people's Mothers) and assume that you know their points of view on Ray Kurzweil, or science in general.
But you might be surprised, if you actually got to know some of these people.
I really credit my Mother with inspiring my interest in computers and science. When I was younger she used to read me "science books for kids" and then bought all the Time-Life Science books (including the one on the "Universe") she could get her hands on, for me to read.
She even signed me up for a subscription to "Discover-Magazine" and "Popular Science" when I was a teenager!
Not bad for a "stay at home Mom" who has serious Catholic views, and "just a high school diploma".
My mother is not a scientist -- she only graduated from High School. She is also very religious and spiritual.
So you might be inclined to stereotype or judge her (or other people's Mothers) and assume that you know their points of view on Ray Kurzweil, or science in general.
But you might be surprised, if you actually got to know some of these people.
I really credit my Mother with inspiring my interest in computers and science. When I was younger she used to read me "science books for kids" and then bought all the Time-Life Science books (including the one on the "Universe") she could get her hands on, for me to read.
She even signed me up for a subscription to "Discover-Magazine" and "Popular Science" when I was a teenager!
Not bad for a "stay at home Mom" who has serious Catholic views, and "just a high school diploma".