X-Message-Number: 16961 Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 13:50:01 -0400 From: fair4us <> Subject: Why People Won't Sign David Pizer recently said: "my deepest impressions of the responses that non-cryonics persons give is that they do not tell you their real number one reason that overrides all else, they don't want to continue on here, they want to get to Heaven, pronto. For some reason, they must feel embarased or silly to state their real reasons, so they profess all the other ones. " That, I am sure is a primary reason for many. But I think there is a more basic reason for many others that involves not only the religious beliefs, but other problems such as the "selfish use of life insurance money," and that is the MASS BELIEF prevalent in our culture which demands things such as "everyone's time must come," "you can't cheat the grim reaper," and the societal pressure of not going against the norm by trying to do something more elite than your relatives and friends and what they believe in, or of all things trying to defeat "the will of God." Most people are social to the point of not wanting to alienate those around them by going against what is commonly accepted, even in those cases where they might otherwise be inclined to sign up for cryonics as a small chance of future survival. NetZero Platinum No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! http://www.netzero.net Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=16961