X-Message-Number: 14771
From: "Marty Kardon" <>
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Subject: aging and new ideas
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 16:13:40 -0400

My completely unscientifc and unverifiable opinion is that as we age the
biology of our brain and entire body alters so that the net yield of the
thinking organ is different - this is just based upon my comparison with the
way I think now vs. the way I did at age 20 and comparing it to the way I
perceived "old folks" thinking then compared to the way I'm starting to fit
into that mold as my body ages.

I think if we someday have biologically/hormonally younger or altered bodies
the thinking processes will inevitably be different - new ideas may or may
not be more or less accessible to the revived person - the law of unintended
consequences breathes on all of our necks and other than accepting that if
revived we are by definition alive I don't believe anyone can predict what
our frames of reference or mind will be.

Remember how bizarre Elsa Lanchester [sp?] acted in Bride of Frankenstein
when they activated her?  Could be better [hopefully!], could be worse....on
the other hand at least it will be something if the cryonics assumptions
bear out.

Marty Kardon

Philadelphia, PA

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