X-Message-Number: 26352 Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 02:35:07 -0400 From: Subject: Why A Cryo Prize is bad That is when it is administered or sponsored by someone or entity(ies) with a questionable reputation. Otherwise it sounds like a great idea. Give a prize for the first research scientist to produce such-and-such results. Another problem I can think of, though, is where is the funding coming from? Another problem with some research scientists, and possibly some whole similar organizations, is that they don't really care about the money as much as they are working as hard as they can already to make cryonics work, because they want to LIVE. Money, of course, is appreciated now, but many folks want to live on to a society where technology has made money irrelevant. Then, of course, there will only be "power" to deal with. At least until the Singularity makes it all go away, for humans. Delete that line if it went to far for you. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=26352