X-Message-Number: 23747 Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 09:48:42 -0800 Subject: Re:Frozen dead Guy Days From: Kennita Watson <> > "John de Rivaz" <> wrote: > My position on this is unsure I would agree. ... there are clear > arguments on both sides as why it is a good or not a good idea. Fair enough. > > One thing I do think is very important is to get the right information > out > there, ie to educate people about the many misconceptions. A lot of > authoritarians are neither for or against cryonics but could take a > stance > one way or the other based on false premises. Once they have taken a > stance, > they feel that they would lose credibility as an authority figure if > they > change their viewpoint because of new knowledge. ... So a la Schrodinger's Cat, we don't know when a given politician will have his mind made up. Thus it would follow that the sooner we can get to them, the better. > But I do take the point that a smear campaign could use as a picture an > Alcor stand next to some silly and flippant stand at any convention. I > would > imagine that this is a risk with these events. Point taken; I'll be keeping it in mind when I design the booth. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=23747