X-Message-Number: 22166
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 00:48:39 -0700
From: Mike Perry <>
Subject: Re: Cryonics and Information Theory

I find myself in solid agreement with the opinions in #22148. I have often 
worried that too much attention in cryonics is being given to issues of 
tissue viability, in a biological sense, and not enough to structure. Of 
course the two are related. And one problem with structure is it is hard to 
assess the quality of preservation based on this criterion, beyond some 
basics such as noting that fine details seem to be preserved (or not, as 
the case may be). We are still much in the dark about exactly how memories 
and other data are encoded in the brain, and how much structural damage can 
be tolerated consistent with restoring this information at a future date. 
But I also wish more attention were being paid to other methods of 
preservation such as chemo, which would demand a closer look into 
structure-based criteria. The resource base in cryonics is limited, and it 
is unfortunate that many worthy avenues of research are given short shrift, 
but it seems unavoidable.

Mike Perry

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