X-Message-Number: 16932 Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 08:26:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Scott Badger <> Subject: Re: Argument that life has inherent value David Pizer wrote: "I have been trying to argue that life has inherent value. So far, I haven't been able to do it very well. I would like to have a strong argument that life does have inherent value so that when the Venturists begin to debate the status quo for the rights of frozen beings in the near future, our arguments will be on strong ground. If some of our opinions cannot be backed up, we will have to refrain from that area. So after some advise from others on this forum, I have put the following argument together. Any criticisms on this will be appreciated." (skip 8 point argument) David, A few armchair philosophers like myself may try to split semantic hairs, but I don't think we're going to have to convince too many people that life has inherent value. I think you're working too hard on this idea and not just because I disagree with you. ;-) Let's put it to the readers. Query: What public perceptions should we focus on changing in a pro-cryonics public relations campaign? The standard list in no particular order: (1) Cryonics is unaffordable. (2) Frozen people are dead, period. (3) Waking up in a strange future without loved ones is frightening. (4) I'll be obsolete and unskilled when awakened. (5) Overpopulation will result. (6) It's selfish to use the insurance money for cryopreservation instead of giving it to your family. (7) Death is natural. I'll tell you what, if the readers will e-mail me any additions they may have to this list, I will slap together one of those survey web sites and we can all cast a vote for which public perceptions must be challenged most aggressively. Y'all know how much I love surveys. :-) BTW, I'll be away from my computer for the next few days. Best regards, Scott Badger "Vita Perpetuem" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=16932