X-Message-Number: 1738 From: (Thomas Donaldson) Subject: Re: cryonics: #1720-#1724 Date: Thu, 11 Feb 93 14:43:13 PST Hi Ralph! I've heard that line of argument from you before, so it isn't new to me, but this instance I thought was very well done. How long has this thing been going on with Gordon Banks? It would be nice to UNDERSTAND the irrational opposition, rather than just have answers for it (which would of course not affect the opponent at all but might have some effect on the audience). I have no good ideas about how to do that: even speaking to an opponent separately, without anyone else hearing the conver- sation, the whole issue of cryonics becomes too threatening to them. If you have serious suggestions I'd like to hear them. (As you know, many of us have relatives who show exactly that irrational opposition, and many of us would like very much to have arguments which might actually work --- ON the opponent, not on any 3rd parties who may be watching). Best Thomas Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=1738