X-Message-Number: 24299 Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 09:43:06 -0700 Subject: Fwd: CryoNet #24294 - #24296 From: Kennita Watson <> > From: Tim Freeman <> > Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 06:42:52 -0700 > Subject: Suicide prevention > > Occasionally people get depressed and commit suicide, and it seems to > me that cryonics organizations should get involved in trying to > prevent this scenario if the person involved is signed up for > cryonics. However, I don't recall seeing pointers to suicide > counselors in cryonics literature or in sign-up materials, or other > visible things to deter suicide. Is this an important omission, or am > I just incorrectly grasping the scope of what a cryonics organization > should do? I think it is appropriate for any organization involved in life extension to address, even if briefly, things that might shorten life, including suicide. It seems it would be properly addressed as part of a section titled something like "Why Live?". IMO, cryonicists may even be able to address the issue of suicide better than conventional wisdom can, because we look forward to a brighter future. Live long and prosper, Kennita -- Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; none but ourselves can free our minds. -- Bob Marley, "Redemption Song" Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=24299