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Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 05:46:17 -0800 (PST)
From: Christine Gaspar <>
Subject: speaking to the public

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It just occurred to me that a good approach to explaining cryonics to the 
non-cryonicist is to elaborate on the sanctity of life, and the fact that 
cryonicists hold the body as sacred. Non-cryonicists would probably get the 
(correct) impression that we value human life in its wholeness, not tossing away
the "carcass" of our loved ones when they de-animate. The body essentially is 
sacred because without it, the individual cannot continue to live (barring 
conversations about copies). Perhaps then it would not seem to be so "strange" 
or "gruesome" to want to put deanimated people into cold storage rather than 
letting the worms finish their meal. I know that this explanation isn't exactly 
how most cryonicists view things, but it might be a close enough explanation for
those who know nothing about our views.

Christine Gaspar

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