X-Message-Number: 25256 Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 22:00:57 -0700 From: Mike Perry <> Subject: Re: Policy on Uploading References: <> Robert Ettinger wrote in part: >Those who actually join CI >and contract for suspension are those who rely on survival in the meat, and >it would be a gross breach of faith to substitute something else. I think >Mike >Perry agrees on this. And I do agree--someone who contracts for "survival in the meat" should get what they contracted for, except in extreme circumstances of the sort that have been noted (this applies of course to any cryonics organization, Alcor as well as CI in particular). > In short, I think the fear of being uploaded rather than repaired is very >far-fetched and one of the least of our worries. I think so too. At present we are by appearances a very long way from uploading. If progress is faster than seems possible, so that uploading becomes feasible before "in-the-meat" reversal of cryopreservation, then by that time progress will be at such an accelerated pace that I think other important milestones will be quickly reached too. As for one procedure being more expensive than another one, I'm looking to automation to curb expenses so it won't matter much. BTW, I've been mostly offline for more than a week now, while my computer was rebuilt twice. (I hope, needless to say, that this is enough for awhile! I must gratefully thank Mathew Sullivan, our in-house hardware expert, who gamely struggled through all this and probably learned some things in the process.) There have been some interesting postings I want to respond to, as you can imagine. Mike Perry Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=25256