John Hartung - The Thousand Year Future

[bariguy87]

This person is a moron and anti-Semitic.

[bariguy87]

Its the religious right wingers that give the rest of us who practice religion a bad name

[bariguy87]

This person does not really understand the Bible. 

[arayia6girmay]

google ( 34,000-Year-Old Life Found Still Alive )

[arayia6girmay]

huffingtonpost . com/2011/01/14/34000-year-old-­life-found_n_809354.html

:)

[URProductions]

"May the circle be unbroken,

by and by, Lord, by and by,

There's a banner all the way

in the sky, Lord, in the sky."

[onthemoveagain]

Here's hoping there will be no 'descendants'-the human race overall is the worst thing that ever happened to probably the entire universe.

[URProductions]

@onthemoveagain Then why don't you kill yourself? That is the #1 stupidest opinion ever.

[Babyboomer92]

Living forever would be a curse. I would never want to live forever, even if they offered to do so for free. People would not know what to do with themselves, life would get boring, and there would be no excitement in living. In my opinion, what makes life such a beautiful gift is that we know our mortality and we can cherish every moment we have with those we love. People would go mad or wish to die after a while, if they lived an endless existence.

[TheBrightPulse]

@Babyboomer92 Yeah but the great thing about life extension technology is that you have the choice to die whenever you want. Plus even if there is a way to stop the aging process of not only ourself, but our universe you still wouldn't live forever because something will happen eventually. I leave it up to individual choice.

[SouthernTexan2]

get real there is no furture God coming down on us so stop dream dude 1000year myass

[n4979338]

we already are forever as information transforming

[darkosminos]

Nice video!

[VanGoghsEar1890]

I don't think any generation should feel it's duty is to tell the next how to live or what to believe, but the least we can do is leave them a world in which they can thrive. Great video...

[Drastam]

I agree that the bible is an awful book and the kind of mentality that wrote it is at this time a mortal threat to our species. At least it is a product of a long time ago, so just maybe the general mental level has improved sufficiently since then to get us through this crucial century. If we make it into 2100 with our world and civilisation intact our descendants may have a chance of realities beyond our wildest imaginings.

The other major threat is financial capitalism.

[kirsty0404]

GOD MADE MAN ' MAN MADE MACHINE ' MACHINE MADE MAN INTO GOD-----Odd-is-He---

[Shaunt1]

Nothing should stand in the way of human progress. We should always be free to do what we want.

[arayia6girmay]

do you support the venus project and zeitgeist movement?

[AlexanderZlotnik]

Great video! I think what John means here it's not preservation of humanity as we know it,but rather of humanity created even better adapted and stronger species(may be very different from us).If we believe in evolution(as I do),that looking back millions of years we see that our anscestors were not humans,and millions of years hence our descendants will not be humans.Rather than leaving their design to Nature,we'll design them ourselves(epsecially for space colonization).And I agree.

[sablechicken]

If God is real, there is not a thing you can do to change that.

[johnhartung2]

Dear EZ --

I wonder about people like you ... did you somehow avoid indoctrination (have liberated parents)? ... Or was indoctrination attempted but didn't stick? ... Or were you indoctrinated but fought through it? I'm a mix of the latter two. Anyway, you got here ... and I am pleased that you did. Thank you for your understanding words.

John Hartung

[ezseeker]

A very pragmatic outline of what the future looks like. I would argue no point, at this time.

We are all members of humanity, and have only the brains of humans. Progress and morality should be based on human values of justice.

Progress and justice would be acts that are fair, whichever side of the equation you find yourself, just like a good contract, written under the law.

To survive, as a species, we must adopt a similar philosophy as that expressed by John Hartung.

Easy

[greyhall1]

If people live forever then what about overpopulation and mass starvation on earth?

[DavidRandallCurtis]

greyhall: what if what if what if... it is people like you that thought Columbus would sail off the edge of the earth... if you take the time to actually LISTEN to what he is talking about - it is not immortality - it is our children and their children's children... and chances are if some religious nut does not blow us up first - there will be a lot of space to expand out into if and when we grasp the technology... chances are the fundies of Islam and Christianity will drag us down fist..

[MAKESENCE7]

Lol! If people from the year 500 had cellphone, how would they have power it up ?...

At the time we will be able to stop death, we'll also have many other technologies (nanotechnology electronic and biotechnology mixed together) developped so we won't have to work. We'll also be able to store our personality in a computer, switch from virtual to biologic life. Food and many other needs will be provided with nanothech, etc... we should get all this if no dummy believing in a god destroys earth.

[FantastyckplastycK]

there's so much resources still on earth that are unused that its not a problem really, besides the "eternal" existance of the chain of human life does not mean that the population will grow radically in size, as it has happened during the last century..

[sciedpower]

I understand that having humanity work towards the goal of infinite existence by way of an infinite progression of descendants could lead to greater morality in mankind through realistic goals (unlike the fantasies found in our so called religious books). Nevertheless, Hartung is simply displaying an evolved imperative: live! His "meaning of life" is thus no more "Meaningful" than the fantasy of heaven, it is simply a reflexion of the biological imperative.

[johnhartung2]

Sciedpower -

"Greater morality in mankind through realistic goals" is "no more 'Meaningful' than the fantasy of heaven"?

Seems wrong to me.

John

[Subodai]

There is much more to life than what you can experience.

[Subodai]

But to say that our only goal for the next thousand years is to find a way of insuring our physical existence is simply absurd.

[Subodai]

Dear Sir,

With all do respect I cannot but despair at the fact that there are people out there, like you, who have blundered into this cacophony of false notions and precepts. With all do respect, you are on the wrong path. I agree with you on only one thing, the dangerous of religion. I agree that religion may be the chief driving force behind humanities demise, and this fact has been proven several times.

[Anarkokommunist]

Great video!!!:D

[agardebring]

Great video and very eloquently put. And I completely agree. Religion has always been, and is a continuing threat to the very survival of our species. Religion combined with modern weapons of mass destruction is a very frightening combination. I blogged this on my website.

[johnhartung2]

Agardebring -

Thank you for your kind words and for your efforts to spread our understanding of the magnitude of the danger that people face from religious beliefs.

John Hartung

[atomicrobotman7]

Beautifully said. Thank you.

[johnhartung2]

Atomicrobotman7-

Thanks. Please visit strugglesforexistence.

JH

[jackvile]

amazing video, thank you for putting it up.

[johnhartung2]

Jackvile -

Thank you. Every encouraging word helps!

JH

[DeletedDelusion]

Now, that´s something worth to belief in.

Subscribed

(I got thank KingHeathen for mentioning your channel)

[KingHeathen]

it's a damn shame this isn't getting more views and exposure. Great points.

[johnhartung2]

Dear King,

Thanks for your encouragement. Please tell your subjects to visit strugglesforexistence

JH

[KingHeathen]

that is a big "will do"

[johnhartung2]

Dear Eskercurve -

Please keep searching and writing. You may find some useful material at my website: strugglesforexistence

Hope so!

John Hartung

[eskercurve]

I agree that a future course to shed some of the mysticism of the past is necessary ... very thought provoking, and something that has been on my mind for about 6 years now. I've been searching for a path, and writing about it. I'd like to hear your thoughts on how to progress, as a species and without the turmoil that has surrounded such upheavals.

[shsnawada]

thoughtful, articulate and mind opening. Just like the "Prospects for Morality: God, Women, and Evolution" talk. Great video!

[johnhartung2]

Dear Shsnawada -

Thank you for these encouraging words.

Best regards,

John Hartung

[fenderbenderjazz]

Thanks so much for all your out standing videos.You are a true bastion of sanity.I forward all your posting to every one I know.Hope it will do some good some where.

[johnhartung2]

Dear Fenderbenderjazz -

Thank you so much!!!!!

BEST regards,

John

[cyberhacker665]

amasing...

[johnhartung2]

Cyberhacker665 -

Thank you.

John

[DavidKabuki]

I'm very impressed with your way of thinking and your brutal honesty. I'm going to check out your website (love the other YouTube videos I've seen you on).

[johnhartung2]

David -

Thank you! I need all of the encouraging words that I can get.

Best regards,

John

[johnhartung2]

David -

Thank you.

Every once in awhile I play the lottery ... hoping to win enough to buy the time to devote all of my time to these more important matters.

I wish both of us the best of luck!

John