X-Message-Number: 25072 Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 07:44:34 -0800 Subject: Chance of Revival for Recent Cases From: <> Dear John: [snip] You wrote: "I would be more inclined to re-write it as .. many recent Alcor/CI cases have little chance of reanimation by any process that can be described in any detail with present knowledge." This is not quite strong enough. Do you know what happens to brain matter after 3 weeks of decay? It is a biological sludge (actually, synapses and cell membranes have been destroyed after a mere 10 hours). I suppose, if you think we can recover someone from cremated ashes, then it might be possible to recover such a case. But otherwise, there is no hope without reaching beyond the boundaries of modern day physics, into a kind of physics completely unimaginable to us now. Which I think is a good thing to hope for, but not a good thing to count on. And certainly not a good thing to publicize or promise. Cryonicists need to be thinking, 'If I don't get suspended immediately after death, my chances are abysmal.' This will motivate them to take steps to avoid repeating the paths of those who have died before them....which could very well save their lives. Best Regards, Richard B. R. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=25072