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From: "John de Rivaz" <>
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Subject: Re: James Swayze Fund
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 11:51:05 +0100

> From: Mike Perry <>
> Subject: James Swayze Fund
>
> After reading this I sent $100. I commend Robert Ettinger for his efforts
> and willingness to contribute his own funds to see that James Swayze is
> suspended, should the need arise.

Although we don t normally do this sort of thing, Chrissie and I are sending
$100 each to the fund. We feel that on the basis of there being slightly
under a thousand people in the world signed up for cryopreservation,  if
each person were persuaded to give $100 then the target should easily be met
three times over,  not even allowing for existing pledges.

Those who have money beyond the normal needs of living usually fall into one
of  two categories:

1. They are capable of making more of it faster than they can spend it.
2. They do not spend it or give it away lightly

Because it is nearly impossible to introduce people in the first category
(such as industrialists or successful entertainers) to cryonics, those
already in the movement either have little money or are in the second
category. However this project, provided it remains unique, could bring
substantial benefits to the movement as a whole as well as the individual
concerned. Therefore we urge people in the second category, as we are
ourselves, to follow our example in supporting the fund.

--
Sincerely, John de Rivaz:      http://www.deRivaz.com
my homepage links to Longevity Report, Fractal Report, music, Inventors'
report, an autobio and various other projects:
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http://www.autopsychoice.com - http://www.cryonics-europe.org -
http://www.porthtowan.com

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