X-Message-Number: 13573 From: "john grigg" <> Subject: should cryonicists have children? Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 14:45:13 PDT Eco wrote: By the way and changing subject a bit, are children a benefit or a burden at the end to our ideas? If they not are devoted Cryonicists I assume they can be a threat. (end) I think the decision to have children is a very personal one for each couple. I realize that children can be somewhat of a financial burden but not to the extent that one can no longer afford to have a suspension policy, as long as a person has a decent income to start with and budgets their money well. Sometimes, within a couple, only one member is a cryonicist. This can be a real problem right there if the non-cryonicist partner is very unfriendly toward the whole idea. Children usually reflect the attitudes of their parents. I would think children(especially born in our high-tech age) would readily accept the idea of cryonics. Realistically, they would understand it is a gamble, but one that is worth it. And it is even possible that within the lifespan of a child born in the next five years, that longevity medicine will succeed to such an extent as making cryonics unnecessary. Oneday I would like to have children. I think seeing the world through their eyes would be very exciting. I would want them to have an educational foundation in their life far better then what I have, so they could move toward any life goal they decide on. They would live to see so many incredible things come about and they would have me to say "back when I was your age we didn't have nano replicators and we survived just fine!!" Again, it is a very personal decision but I think to fully fathom the human experience it is an important thing to do when one has the right partner and is ready. sincerely, John Grigg ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=13573