X-Message-Number: 3013 Date: 20 Aug 94 21:48:28 EDT From: Carlos Mondragon <> Subject: CRYONICS Libertarianism Re Message: #3003, RONALD SELKOVITCH: >Perhaps Cryonics would be better served if there wasn't the strong >implication that to be a Cryonicist one must also be a Libertarian (and >probably a member of the NRA as well) You may be right about cryonics being better served, but I think it's the other way around. That is, persons with a high regard for the value of the individual and personal freedom are more apt to put a high priority on the value of their *own* lives and thus be more likely to think cryonics a reasonable endeavor. Conversely, predominant collectivist thinking is more likely to perceive cryonics as a "waste of societal resources". >Has anyone considered that it may be the Libertarian mind set that makes it >so difficult to organize Cryonic Societies successfully. It certainly accounts for a preponderance of quarrelsome personalities (it's hard to remain affable when one lives in a world largely populated by people who think they have a collective right to rule one's life). But experience does not support your thesis: The Alcor Foundation was founded and has been managed with a "libertarian mindset", and has survived and prospered for over 22 years. >With no intention to offend anyone Hardly an offensive post. More useful would be a strategy for how to market the highly selfish idea of cryonics to non-libertarians. C. Mondragon Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=3013