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Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 19:49:54 EST
Subject: expert opinion

We keep hearing that we should pay attention to the gloomsters who understand 
the details-the nature and degree of freezing and other damage to cryonics 
patients, and the obstacles to repairing that damage.

Pay attention, yes. But accept their conclusions? Once more-enough is never 
enough in this area-we remind all concerned about the frequent failures of 
the best and brightest in their deprecatory roles. (Borrowed from Michael 
Murphy.)

In 1943 someone said, "I think there is a world market for maybe five 
computers." Guess who it was? Some ignoramus? It was Thomas Watson, Chairman 
of IBM.

In 1949 someone said, "We have reached the limits of what is possible with 
computers." Guess who? John von Neumann, one of the greatest mathematicians 
of the century.

In 1981 someone said, "640,000 bytes of memory ought to be enough for 
anybody." Guess who. Bill Gates, no less.

Don't let any majority vote you into the grave. And if any "experts" allow as 
how freezing is a waste of money and effort, get another opinion. Yours.

Robert Ettinger
Cryonics Institute
Immortalist Society
http://www.cryonics.org

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