X-Message-Number: 22599 From: "David Pizer" <> Subject: A short story Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 06:06:44 -0700 A Short Story or Proof that God Exists By: David Pizer If anything has to be regulated in the United States, then something like cryonics will have to be regulated. We are doing things that might put an end to death someday. It is probably the case that frozen people are alive - the bureaucrats just don't realize that yet. The ramifications of cryonics are just too large and plentyfull for bureaucrats to ignore cryonics. The only reason more attention is not focused on us yet, is the small size of the cryonics movement. That will change as we grow. As bureaucrats, and all electd officials, come to feel compelled to pay more attention to us, there inevitably will be times when the bureaucrats will be "baited" by reporters to try to say something "juicy" about cryonics or certain cryonics organizations. I would like to tell you the story of the elected official who did not take the bait. In the early 90s when Alcor first moved to Scottsdale, there was a lot of media attention about Alcor since we were coming out of the Dora Kent affair. The bureaucrates in California were blasting us at every chance. A news reporter approached a Scottsdale Councilwoman and tried to bait her. He asked her something like: "What do you think about this cryonics company coming to Scottsdale bringing frozen bodies?" I knew this woman did not have any personal interest in cryonics for herself. I wondered if she would try to advance her career by saying something negative about Alcor. Councilwoman, Mary Manross, replied solemnly something like: "Scottsdale has one of the best city hospitals in the nation, Scottsdale Memorial; And, if they can't help you we have the world-famous Mayo Clinic; And if they can't help you, we now have Alcor." Soon after, Ms. Manross became the mayor. Content-Type: text/html; [ AUTOMATICALLY SKIPPING HTML ENCODING! ] Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=22599