X-Message-Number: 25155 Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 23:54:48 -0700 From: Mike Perry <> Subject: Reasons to choose cryonics In a recent posting I said, "I think there are very good reasons to be involved in cryonics," even though I also think that, based on the patternist view of survival that I accept, a person can expect an eventual return to consciousness regardless. Such a return would, however, require filling-in of missing detail by guesswork, so the resulting restoration would retain an ersatz character compared to a more straightforward revival using preserved information. This and related issues may seem minor but I argue in my book that they will be taken seriously by future immortals, assuming eternal survival is possible. Aside from the book, another place to find a more lengthy discussion of these matters is in my paper on resurrection, http://www.universalimmortalism.org/community/articles/ui/resurrection.html (If you check this out, you may also want to look further at the Universal Immortalist Website.) Mike Perry Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=25155