X-Message-Number: 26689
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 07:46:42 -0400
From: Thomas Donaldson <>
Subject: how many full members of CI or Alcor?

Questions and comments:

Exactly how, "Tru Numberman", did you get the numbers you give for
CI and Alcor? WHO told you these numbers?

I happen personally to be a member of Alcor. However I will add
that there are other factors than number which are important in
judging a cryonics society: is their number increasing or decreasing,
and if so how fast? In fact, I'd go so far as to say that knowing
such facts about society numbers dominates any immediate figure
for now 25 July 2005 Monday. 

I say this for reasons that should be obvious, knowing that whatever
the number of fully signed up cryonicists may be is small relative
to almost any other group --- TINY in fact. If CI is growing much
faster than Alcor, that would be much more significant than their
absolute numbers at present. Even if CI were growing at the same
rate as Alcor, that would say something important. For that matter,
if one of them is shrinking while the other is growing, that would
be VERY significant indeed (I don't believe this is happening, but
the possibility should be included).

So if you have some magic access to members of both Alcor and CI
who can give you accurate numbers of total members, then here
are some more questions you can ask them. I must admit that for
me, the mere statement of numbers WITHOUT SOURCES just doesn't
weigh very strongly.

             Best wishes and long long life to all,

                Thomas Donaldson

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