X-Message-Number: 20823 Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 12:06:47 -0500 From: Stephen Ritger <> Subject: Re: CryoNet #20817 References: <> Yvan, If you believe that there has been "nothing really new" invented/discovered over the last 30-40 years, then you must have been living in a cave in Afghanistan or something. The advances in medical science alone would fill a library! Also, pointing out the accelerating pace of technology is not an act of "blind faith". Quite the opposite...it is based upon sound scientific principles and documented historical facts. Perhaps you are not as optimistic as some of us about the future of technology, but calling it "blind faith" is utterly disingenuous. But...I guess if you're so sure that your "non-local force fields" and such will be the holy grail of revival of cryonics patients, then maybe we should just abandon all other avenues of endeavor...after all, they're just "blind faith." Whatever the exact method used, the fact remains that once a patient is cryonically suspended, time is then on their side. Whether it takes 30 years or 300 years to develop the revival technology matters not one bit...the patient will eventually be revived (barring some catastrophe) and will subjectively experience only a brief moment of unconsciousness before reawakening to an indefinite lifespan in a world of plenty. But it's all just "blind faith", right??? Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=20823