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Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 14:51:20 EST
Subject: all gall

A small addendum to my earlier post today:

All gall (Platt's gall) is divided into two parts. (Apologies to G.J. Caesar.)

The smaller part is a lame attempted defense of Alcor's exaggerated claims 
for its current "vitrification" procedure. The larger part is an unusually 
odoriferous red herring, accusations against CI and me personally, citing old 
baloney and trying to divert attention from the issues I have recently 
raised. Ad hominem stuff pure and simple.

In the main, I see no need to slice up his old baloney again. It is 
adequately dealt with on our web site, for anyone who cares to pay attention. 
Make up your own mind.

As to the state of vitrification, my posts on this will continue for a while, 
because I believe there is a need for it. And feedback from more typical 
readers could help me understand the impressions of regular people and what 
needs further clarification.

Finally, as usual--I am not attacking research or researchers or Alcor, 
except insofar as Fred Chamberlain's recent claims for Alcor's current 
procedures are overblown.

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

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