Man will never stop trying to defeat death by searching for the solution to anything that can either prolong life, or recently in very ambitious projects to transfer the human brain to robots (remember Dmitry Itskov's 2045 Initiative project)
Now, renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has added his own perspective, stating at the Cambridge Film Festival that it is theoretically possible to copy the human brain into a computer and in a way continue life after death. Of course, he stressed that for now we probably don't have the appropriate technology and added that "life after death is a fairy tale for those who are afraid of the dark.".
The statements were made on the occasion of a new documentary about his life when he was asked about heaven and the afterlife. He likened the human brain to a computer placed in a box (the body) that will sooner or later break down.
Certainly his views will provoke reactions, but with so much research on the human brain (see also the Human Brain Project), who can rule out the possibility?
Source: techgear.gr
