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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | Ray Kurzweil Extended Interview | PBS

Duration: 05:29
Program: Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly #1351
Broadcast Date: Aug. 20, 2010

Biological and technological evolution "is a spiritual process," says this leading futurist. "Entities become more godlike, never reaching that ideal but moving in that direction exponentially."

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