X-Message-Number: 11367 Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 02:20:54 -0700 From: Mike Perry <> Subject: Resurrection Philosophy, Chrissie Don't Drop Paul Wakfer, #11356, said, >If these philosophizers *really* cared about saving their lives through >cryonics, they would take the necessary steps to start a separate list >for "resurrection philosophy" (or some such title). If they do not have >enough common sense to understand that, then *that* fact, in itself is a >damming indictment of cryonics and, quite properly, discourages many new >readers. I have offered to help with such a forum, should people want it, and reaffirm that offer here. Chrissie Walton, who has unsubscribed, presumably won't be seeing this message, but here is what I sent to her privately: Dear Chrissie, Reading your CryoNet message from the other day makes me sad that you might want to die rather than opt for the possibility of life extension through cryonics. Especially because you are apparently afraid that some project of the future (resurrecting or recreating individuals of the past, not as good as bringing them back through cryonics) *might* make life at that point other than what you had in mind. My advice is finish your signup, and don't worry over what might be attempted in a more distant future when both our means and understanding will be greater than now, and issues that may seem forbidding may be seen very differently. When we are no longer subject to the aging process, when every person can be as smart as everybody else, it's hard to imagine what it will be like, really, but certainly worth a try at finding out. Mike Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=11367