X-Message-Number: 10773 Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 18:47:31 -0500 From: Thomas Donaldson <> Subject: correction to lifespan figures Hi! Just today Hugh Hixon pointed out that he has done a corrected calculation of "lifespans" in the event that we did away completely with aging. He got a half-life (remember that without aging we would not have a lifespan as such, but would still die at a certain fixed rate per thousand) of about 1700 years. While this does not affect the main point I was making, no one would willingly abandon another 800 years of life. And those who die sooner will not be at all happy with that death: hence a need for cryonics will exist for indefinitely long after we find a way to deal completely with aging. Sure, it might be LESS, but then our desire for a longer life will also be GREATER, and it's most likely that these two will cancel one another out. Best and long long life to all, Thomas Donaldson Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=10773