X-Message-Number: 27187
From: "marta sandberg" <>
Subject: Selfish altruism?
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:33:55 +0800

Please note, this posting is not political posting, but rather a humorous 
philosophical one.

Theodorus Ibrahim's posting made me think about the Greens and cryonics.

When considering a policy, my local Green group puts it to the 'smile test'. 
  A century from now will our descendants smile when they think about our 
actions today?

As a cryonicists I have a more direct and selfish reason for trying to work 
for a better world.  Will _I_ smile when I think back on my actions a 
century from now?

Maybe we should market cryonics as a way of combining selfishness with 
practical long-term altruistism.

-:)

Marta


>Theodorus Ibrahim wrote:
>
>And I thought I was the only Green Party supporter AND cryonicist in the 
>whole world...... :-)
>
>Some of my green friends are somewhat sceptical about biostasis   but 
>others (incredibly) are beginning to come round to the notion.
>
>theo

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