X-Message-Number: 21308 Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 05:46:17 -0800 (PST) From: Christine Gaspar <> Subject: speaking to the public --0-1546358439-1046439977=:74407 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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 --0-1546358439-1046439977=:74407 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii [ AUTOMATICALLY SKIPPING HTML ENCODING! ] Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=21308