X-Message-Number: 12787 From: "Marty Kardon" <> Subject: Why we should continue to consider the survivors Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 09:41:28 -0500 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01BF30DF.EC22B100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I appreciate the responses to my posting, particuarly those of Charles Platt and Prof. Ettinger. The issues I raise, I believe, are important to those running cryonics organizations as well as anyone who recognizes that their long term prospects depend upon a specific mass of membership, intellectual power and financial resources directed towards cryonics. Most anyone with family or relationships who is not alone in the world will consider the affects of their actions to opt for cryo-preservation has upon those around them. Ultimately we must each look into the eyes of loved ones and tell them why we've chosen this route. I think attention needs to be made to these issues beyond the interesting and arcane (but ultimately, excuse me, a little weird) suggestions that we could make second copies of ourselves to keep a matched set for sucessive spouses. I know that the sky is almost the limit when you consider technological possibilities but that suggestion does nothing to answer real concerns of people today about what happens as a result of a decision for cryostasis. To propogate these ideas we need to address and answer intellectual, interpersonal and emotional concerns of members, prospective members and their families. I'm sure some of the people involved are doing so. I would love to hear more real life stories about what has actually transpired in cases of cryonic suspension (obviously names and specifics of identities are neither appropriate or relevent for this purpose.) Martin S. Kardon, Esquire Kanter, Bernstein & Kardon 1617 JFK Blvd. Suite 1150 Philadelphia, PA 19103 215.568.5885 (voice) 215.568.1294 (fax) (e-mail) ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01BF30DF.EC22B100 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2014.210" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face="Charter BT" size=2> I appreciate the responses to my posting, particuarly those of Charles Platt and Prof. Ettinger. The issues I raise, I believe, are important to those running cryonics organizations as well as anyone who recognizes that their long term prospects depend upon a specific mass of membership, intellectual power and financial resources directed towards cryonics.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Charter BT" size=2> Most anyone with family or relationships who is not alone in the world will consider the affects of their actions to opt for cryo-preservation has upon those around them. Ultimately we must each look into the eyes of loved ones and tell them why we've chosen this route. I think attention needs to be made to these issues beyond the interesting and arcane (but ultimately, excuse me, a little weird) suggestions that we could make second copies of ourselves to keep a matched set for sucessive spouses.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Charter BT" size=2> I know that the sky is almost the limit when you consider technological possibilities but that suggestion does nothing to answer real concerns of people today about what happens as a result of a decision for cryostasis. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Charter BT" size=2> To propogate these ideas we need to address and answer intellectual, interpersonal and emotional concerns of members, prospective members and their families. I'm sure some of the people involved are doing so. I would love to hear more real life stories about what has actually transpired in cases of cryonic suspension (obviously names and specifics of identities are neither appropriate or relevent for this purpose.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Charter BT" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Charter BT" size=2>Martin S. Kardon, Esquire<BR>Kanter, Bernstein & Kardon<BR>1617 JFK Blvd.<BR>Suite 1150<BR>Philadelphia, PA 19103<BR>215.568.5885 (voice)<BR>215.568.1294 (fax)<BR><A href="mailto:"></A> (e-mail)</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01BF30DF.EC22B100-- Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=12787