X-Message-Number: 17124 Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 21:43:28 +0100 From: Philip Rhoades <> Subject: cryonics fills a void Rafi, >Message #17112 >Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 10:23:15 -0400 >From: "Raphael T. Haftka" <> >Subject: why smart people do not choose cryonics > >Smarter people than me reject cryonics > >I liked Mazanec's point that there are millions of intelligent and wealthy >people who have heard about cryonics and rejected it. I have the following >motto: > >On any controversial subject, I can find people who know more about that >topic than I do, who are more intelligent than I am, and who hold the >opposite opinion. > >This certainly applies to cryonics. Among the many researchers in the field >off cryobiology who reject cryonics, there are for sure people who know >more than I do about the technical aspects of cryonics, and who are more >intelligent than I am. I would like to remind most of the readers of this >list that they are in the same position. > >This does not mean that I am ready to change my mind about cryonics, >because if I do, I will be able again to find more intelligent and more >knowledgeable persons (such as some of you) who support cryonics. > >One of the reasons that I like cryonics is that it fills a void created by >the fact that I do not believe in god. That is, I use cryonics to alleviate >my fear of dying instead of a belief in an afterlife. Right on brother . . R&LL, Phil. - Philip Rhoades Pricom Pty Limited (ACN 003 252 275) GPO Box 3411 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia Mobile: +61:0411-185-652 Fax: +61:2:8923-5363 E-mail: Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=17124