Human beings are the only intelligent creatures on earth, and the scientific achievements of today's human beings stem from their unlimited creativity and imagination, but at the same time, human beings are also the greediest creatures on earth. Humans long for immortality, and scientists have come up with countless ideas on how to achieve it. Some scientists believe that immortality may be realized with successful cloning.
Like the heroes in the sci-fi movie "Clones," scientists have transplanted human brains into clones or necrotic organs from clones to achieve semi-immortality.
The problem, however, is that cloning technology is not yet mature. In fact, there have been many cases of failed animal cloning. Dolly, the cloned sheep that once caused a sensation in the world, died of lung cancer after only six years of life. Obviously, cloning is still risky. Secondly, cloning requires a lot of money to maintain. Yet not many people in the world can afford that much money. Finally, human cloning is legally prohibited because it violates moral ethics.
In addition, scientists have a bold idea of linking human consciousness with computers so that human consciousness can live in machines forever. Although this idea is bold, it is still difficult to realize at present. In contrast to the first two ideas, some scientists believe that people suffering from incurable diseases could first be frozen by cryonics and then thawed and treated after decades of medical technology has advanced enough to conquer certain diseases.
There really is one such person in the world who has undergone this freezing technique. James Bedford was a general electrician, and in 1962, James first read a book titled "The Prospect of Immortality". The book was published by Robert Edinger, the "Father of Human Cryonization". James, who had lung cancer and was dying, decided to volunteer for the experiment.
As a result, James became the world's first "frozen man" in 1967. He spent $100,000 and $4,600 on refrigeration equipment, and now, 50 years later, the frozen man is about to thaw. So is there any chance he'll survive?
The answer to that question actually came in 1967. Before being frozen, James left his family a will. In the will, he claimed that he knew the experiments would fail and that he was only promoting science and technology. On January 12, 1967, James stopped breathing for good.