X-Message-Number: 17254 Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 04:00:25 -0400 (EDT) From: Louis Epstein <> Subject: Re: CryoNet #17240:The Donaldson Informational Doctrine > Message #17240 Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 08:25:46 -0400 > From: Thomas Donaldson <> > > 2. The connection of suspension with "death" in the literal sense > shows up quite well in the definition (by NONcryonicists) of > cryonics in the dictionary. We must keep in mind that our notion > of "death" differs from the common one: strongly in the case of > medical cases in which large parts of our cortex become destroyed > while we remain "officially alive", even more strongly in the case > in which our brain cortex does NOT get destroyed even though for > other reasons we have been declared "dead". The first case is a > case in which we'd say someone had died, because their personality > had clearly vanished. Are you quite sure that all cryonicists agree with you on this,or is this just your personal experience and perspective talking,with anecdotal support? Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=17254