At first glance, my reaction was also, "No way, not happening." But, I know some Amish and former-Amish personally and can attest that they think it is part of

At first glance, my reaction was also, "No way, not happening." But, I know some Amish and former-Amish personally and can attest that they think it is part of their Christian duty to "be fruitful and multiply." I also know that they are busy establishing new colonies in unconventional locations like Alaska. Additionally, they are branching into non-agrarian businesses like construction and furniture in order to support their large families. With the population of the USA mostly moving to urban areas, the prices of farmland and rural real estate has been dropping. In some regions, the Amish are already scooping that up. What I wonder is if the Amish will continue to let us "English" develop whatever technologies that we want or if they will impose restrictive regulations. It could be very strange if Kurzweil's Singularity comes in 2050, but a large chunk of the population is living as if it were 1850 and just ignores the Singularity.