X-Message-Number: 19390 Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 09:01:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Scott Badger <> Subject: Re: Speak softly [on topic] and carry a big tent I want to just note that going off topic is a time honored tradition here and I support a reasonable amount of it. I believe that well-mannered and thoughtful discussions of various issues relevant to our lives serves to build a sense of community that otherwise wouldn't exist if all we ever talked about were strictly cryonics-related issues. I'm not advocating being any more off-topic that we already are on average, but the occasional rant is very telling about the ranter, and I like the idea of becoming more familiar with this very special and small group of cryonaut-minded individuals. I'm sure many will disagree with me .... but at least they know me just a little better, hmmm? Now to something more on-topic... wrote: Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 16:43:28 EDT Subject: Re: CryoNet #19380 Speak softly [on topic] and carry a big tent "With my background in survey research and knowledge diffusion and utilization studies, I have often wondered if I could be of some help to the expansion of cryonics through some sort of marketing strategy linked to targetted research." This was my thinking when I conducted my cryonics survey published in the Journal of Evolution and Technology in Dec 1998. For those new to the list since then the URL is http://www.jetpress.org/volume3/badger.htm Here are some new questions: Would you agree to cryonic suspension . . . if it were free? if cryonicists announced they'd successfully revived a dog from cryonic suspension? if you had a terminal illness and had no more than 6 months to live? if you had a terminal illness and the doctors told you the cure for your disease was only 5 to 10 years away? if your spouse wanted to be suspended and wanted you to do it as well? if the leader of your church said that it violated no religious doctrine and gave his/her blessing? for your spouse if he/she had a terminal illness and had no more than 6 months to live? for your child if he/she had a terminal illness and had no more than 6 months to live? What other factor or combination of factors would persuade you to seriously consider cryonics? ---------------------------------- Scott Badger "Vita Perpetuem" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=19390