Our World in 2012 or 2020

These years sound far but they are right around the corner. Nevermind the popular Mayan calendar "end of times" in 2012, I just read some freaky stuff from world renowned physicist Michio Kaku (http://www.mkaku.org/). Here are a few quotes from his speech at the Futures Foundation (http://www.futuresfoundation.org.au/Future-News/Features:-Applied-Futures/The-world-of-2020-and-beyond-20051123240/):

"Moore's Law says computer power should double every 18 months for the next 15 years. In 2020 computer chips will cost about a penny [and] will be everywhere and nowhere, hidden by the billions in the environment, our clothes, the walls, the furniture, even our bodies. The destiny of the computer is to become invisible. Even the word will gradually disappear from the English language. Computation will be quiet, seamless and invisible, the internet following us unnoticeably as we move from house, to car, to office and back."

Add to this advances in stem-cell reseach and biomedical technology, and we also see a trend towards eternal life. In Dr. Kaku's words:

"In biotechnology, we will be able to establish a 'human body shop' capable of replacing livers, hearts, skin, bone, etc. as they wear out, created by proliferating stem cells in a test tube. We will also gradually unlock the secret of the aging process at the genetic and cellular level. Already scientists can grow skin, ears, noses, cartilage, bladders and bone in the laboratory, but not much more. Soon, they will be able to grow livers and other simple organs, thereby curing many ancient diseases of the body caused by failing organs."

This is a very sober reality, not science fiction anymore.

While so many bloggers and websites are feeding on our inherent fears of "the end of the world", we see clear signs that the metaphors and analogies using in the bibles and later sages to describe the messianic redemption are being played our in a very "natural" way. But it can (and will be) in a good way, unlike what so many say.