X-Message-Number: 13582 From: "Brook Norton" <> Subject: About those who are not yet signed up Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 14:05:45 -0700 In Message #13569, Rudi Hoffman, who sells cryonics insurance, said in no uncertain terms that it was a very bad idea to not sign up NOW for cryonics. (Rudi, as an aside, I grew up in New Smyrna Bch.) I followed/contributed to Cryonet for about seven years before signing up. I believe in what cryonics has to offer about as much as anyone and am reasonably optimistic about its working. But I don't feel there's such a hurry for younger people... I'm 39. If I for some reason could not sign up for 10 more years I wouldn't be too worried about it. What are the odds that I need to be cryopreserved? Very, very, small. I know, I know, if I was killed in an auto accident I'd be lost forever, but still, what are the odds? Very, very slim that I will die in the next 10 years. So if you're young and healthy, go ahead and sign up. It really isn't too hard and does provide some insurance against untimely death. Besides, you get some piece of mind and set a good example. But its not urgent. Consider the odds and act accordingly. If your old or in bad health, see Rudi's message about why you really shouldn't put it off any longer. Brook Norton aerospace engineer in S.CA CI member Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=13582