X-Message-Number: 1175 Newsgroups: sci.cryonics From: tolman% (Kenneth Tolman) Subject: Re: HBO Special Date: 1 Sep 92 15:40:59 MDT Message-ID: <> References: <> <> >The program made many telling observations, and IMHO the serious >mistake of deducing from the "eternal cell" work of a Dr. West >that no more famous artists would ever be born, since there would >be assumedly no more children. Yes, I found this very VERY narrow and shortsighted of the presentation. Clearly, eternal humans would expand throughout space, allowing for infinitely many new children (and hence artists). The unreasonable focus on the constriction of growth caused by immortal humans should have been balanced with the opposite extreme- what is potentially possible through our new capabilities. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=1175