X-Message-Number: 20334
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 09:01:16 -0400
From: Thomas Donaldson <>
Subject: CryoNet #20332 - #20333

For Iggy:

If I knew in advance that cryonics would not prolong my
life I would not adopt it. I might try other things, 
such as the attempts to increase lifespan with new
drugs, etc, but I would not bother with cryonics any
more than I would bother with mysticism. And I would
certainly NOT consider the failure of cryonics to be
any kind of victory.

Suppose I did not know in advance? Then naturally I
would want to be suspended by the best possible method.
How would I feel if that failed? Of course I couldn't
have any feelings if it failed. Others, for personal
or general reasons (the nature of which I find hard
to imagine --- other than a wish to see my death)
may feel the failure of cryonics to be some kind of
victory. Well, some people wanted the attempt to 
reach the moon, or find a cure for smallpox, to fail.
I would hardly wish such people happiness.

So just what do you mean by saying that the failure
of cryonics would still bring some goods? The
only thing it could do would be to continue our
enslavement by nature.

            Best wishes and long long life to all,

               Thomas Donaldson

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