X-Message-Number: 10517
Date: Sat, 03 Oct 1998 10:28:51 +0100
From:  (John de Rivaz)
Subject: Re: God is telling you to sign up now

In article: <> Scott Badger writes:
> I personally still have a hard time imagining
> exactly why any religion would embrace cryonics.

Most religions regard life as a gift from god.
 
Surely the best way to show gratitude for a gift is to look after it and 
make it last as long as possible? 

The god-congregation relationship is psychologically similar to the 
parent-children relationship. How many parents have been irritated when they 
buy a child a new toy only to have him leave it out in the rain to get 
rusty? They accuse their child of being ungrateful.

I should have thought that there is a good case for saying that not looking 
after yourself is a sin. I was certainly taught that by Christians when I 
was at school.

"The Bible" says that God created the universe and everything in it. That 
includes cryonics - it exists, that is fact. Its purpose is to look after 
life. Not to use it is a sin. 

Your God is telling you, though me, to sign up now, at once! :-)

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