X-Message-Number: 22495 From: "michaelprice" <> References: <> Subject: Resignation and instability Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 08:35:31 +0100 My thanks to Charles Platt for enunciating his mostly negative -- but sadly correct -- observations on cryonics personnel. I, too, have also decided to resign my Alcor membership, which is quite a wrench as one of the founders of UK cryonics, for the reasons Charles listed and for other personal reasons, and, likewise, will not be joining any other organisation for the foreseeable future. Enough said about the reasons Charles listed, except to say that these factors seem to be magnified when cryonics organisations try to operate trans-nationally. It no secret that the Chamberlains' treatment of the non-USA parts of Alcor was a complete disaster. They convinced me that the only viable, long-term cryonics organisations are local, national organisations, with their own storage capabilities. My own personal reasons relate to my increasing confidence that the anti-aging life extension techniques already available are a more cost effective way of achieving immortality than cryonics. My exposure to cryonics, over 20 years ago, coincided with my interest in practical anti-aging interventions; I started taking megadoses of B-vitamins before I signed up with Alcor. See http://mcp.longevity-report.com for my current thoughts on this. I should know whether they are slowing my aging processes by the time I reach 50 (just over 6 years away!). If I'm wrong, well I hope there will be an independent UK cryonics organisation by then (but I doubt it). Cheers, Michael C Price http://mcp.longevity-report.com http://www.hedweb.com/manworld.htm Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=22495