X-Message-Number: 23698 Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 03:18:10 +0800 (CST) From: =?big5?q?kurt2100kimo?= <> Subject: PR The problem with doing something controversial like cryonics is that it places a premium on the need for professionalism. Many people who joined the cryonics scene in the late 80's did so because Alcor was well run and the people invloved seemed to have thier act together. This is very important, especially for newbies who do not want to be associated with flakiness. We need to project a professional image. This helps us gain members and supporters in a society that is indifferent or sometime hostile to us. It is my conviction that the reason why the Arizona state government wants to regulate Alcor is not so much bacause of the controversy with Ted Williams as it is due to the fallout from the larry Johnson alligations. I believe that it is the perceived flakiness in Alcor procedures that attracted the attention of the state legislatures. Lots of movies and other aspects of pop culture will lampoon us and mis-represent us in various other ways. This is fine and it does attract attention to us. Receiving residual attention from this stuff is fine and useful. To actively associate ourselves with these portrayals of cryonics is not only useless, but is bad for our image. remember, people watch movies for fun and entertainment, not necessarly for political content and activism. Kurt C Yahoo! _ C B B R A A b H http://tw.promo.yahoo.com/mail_premium/stationery.html Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=23698