X-Message-Number: 26633 References: <> From: Kennita Watson <> Subject: Re: Chemopreservation Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 03:48:50 -0700 On Jul 16, 2005, at 2:00 AM, CryoNet wrote: > it is > my feeling that something should be done even if little interest is > shown; > you might still save a few. > But the few who sign up for chemopreservation cannot be properly counted in isolation: those few might have been talked into making the additional financial commitment to cryonics given time, and might be lost unnecessarily if it turns out that chemopreservation is inadequate. Knowing that Alcor provides chemopreservation might also undermine confidence in their cryonics procedures. Also, preserving brains alone (apparently, without even the heads around them) is likely to bother more people (or bother people more) than preserving whole heads or whole bodies. And the media are likely to have a field day with "brain in a vat". Or not; I'm just thinking about some possible downsides. Cheers, Kennita Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=26633