X-Message-Number: 20927
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 13:26:31 -0600
Subject: Re: perfect copies... again..
From: Brian A Stewart <>

>I hope that no one is becoming tired of my ramblings, but I have another
thing >to add. 

Hey, I can't speak for everyone, but *I* don't mind!  (Some of them have
made me think, which is a *good* thing!  The last I need is to allow my
brain to atrophy.)

<snip>

>Is it not possible that we do not know all that there is to know about
the nature >of our identity?

That is a distinct possibility.  From my layman's point of view, identity
is a very tricky thing to define.  I keep getting lost when I try to
follow Ettinger's and Price's discussion what identical means!  

<snip>

>For those like us who place the greatest importance on longevity and
protecting >one's life, that's a pretty risky venture if you ask me. (and
yes I know that no >one is asking me)  :)
 
How about I retroactively ask you?  8-)  "What's your take on all of
this, Christine?"

>For now, I feel much safer with the concept of being frozen, then taking
my >chances with replication. 
 
FWIW, I agree with you.  And I think that most people here are also of
the opinion that it is even better if you can avoid the need of being
frozen in the first place-- namely, longevity is better than cryonics,
cryonics is better than burial/cremation.

>Thank you all for a very interesting, educational topic.
 
Same here!


Brian 

Brian A. Stewart-- Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we
are to stand by the President right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and
servile, but morally treasonable to the American public."
                            - Theodore Roosevelt

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