X-Message-Number: 12951 Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 07:18:57 -0500 From: Paul Wakfer <> Subject: Re: CryoNet #12949 Isn't this only an opinion? References: <> > Message #12949 > From: "George Smith" <> > References: <> > Subject: Isn't this only an opinion? > Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 10:54:10 -0800 > > In Message #12942, Paul Wakfer in referring to "Perfected Long-term > Suspended Animation", wrote in part: > > > No fundamentally new scientific or technological breakthroughs are > > necessary there either. > > Isn't this only your opinion, Paul? The definition of "fundamentally new scientific or technological breakthrough" is what needs to be most under scrutiny, not my opinion. > This reads like a pronouncement of proven fact. It *is* my opinion, that by any reasonable definition of the above phrase, the *level* of such science and technology needs relative to what is currently achievable is very little different for achieving perfected long-term suspended animation than it is for effecting Blue Gene. Furthermore, it is again my opinion that such relatively small science/technology achievements can be made for vastly less money in the case of perfected long-range suspended animation than they can be for Blue Gene. Since these are value judgements based on *my* knowledge and interpretation, they are impossible to prove or otherwise factually demonstrate, but then so are IBM's plans and *opinions* about whether Blue Gene can be achieved and what will be its capabilities. The only difference is that my assets do not amount to billions of dollars, so naturally, my opinion is not as believable. -- Paul -- Voice-mail: 416-968-6291 Fax: 559-663-5511 The Institute for Neural Cryobiology - http://neurocryo.org Perfected cryopreservation of Central Nervous System tissue for neuroscience research & medical repair of brain diseases Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=12951