X-Message-Number: 23854 Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 16:08:29 +1000 From: Simon Carter <> Subject: Re: CryoNet #23841: comments re some Cryonet 9 April msgs [Thomas Donaldson] References: <> In CryoNet message #23841 'comments re some Cryonet 9 April msgs', Thomas Donaldson said (in part): > A few comments on the 9th April Cryonet: > > For Simon Carter: > > It's great to see you participating. Thanks! We try! > However one major point in my own > recent message on memory was that in normal cases we should not be > disturbed because we can't remember EVERYTHING that happened to us > in detail. Seriously, where's the problem? I take your point Thomas. As an analogy, I've got more physical 'memories' than I know what to do with and its high time for a visit to the tip. All those newspapers and magazines! > If someone on Cryonet > is suffering serious memory problems, I'd suggest that he consult the > Life Extension Society for access to doctors familiar with such > problems. (A serious memory problem is one in which you forget material > important to you). Our identity does not consist of our memories alone. > I pay so much attention to memory in PERIASTRON because we don't yet > know how it works, not because it's the only factor involved in our > identity. Long life, Simon Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=23854