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Subject: For a better list
From: "Fred C. Moulton" <>
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Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 20:13:39 -0700

It might be useful if messages sent to Cryonet had some relevance to
cryonics so that Cryonet does not turn into a general discussion list.
If persons really feel the need to post non-cryonics related comments to
Cryonet then can I suggest that they please have a basic understanding
about the topic of their post.

A specific example of a clue deficient post occurred recently when
someone referred to libertarianism as "a system of thought based based
upon selfishness as the only human motive".  Anyone familiar with
libertarian thought would realize that this characterization about
libertarianism and selfishness is false.

The webpage on the sciencemag.com site mentioned in that post is
actually interesting but is not directly related to cryonics.  It is
indirectly related since it discusses decisions an individual makes when
that individual perceives a moral charged tradeoff in dividing scarce
resources.  In the case of the study it is food for orphans; it is
indirectly related to cryonics because resources in the realm of
cryonics are limited and we can expect that allocation decisions will
need to be made.

On Sun, 2008-05-25 at 13:44 +0200, Someone wrote:
> Not All Decisions Are In the Pursuit of Self Interest
> This evidence now includes brain scans, which identify the structures  
> responsible for group-oriented rewards.
> 
> <http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/508/1?rss=1>
> 
> Your Brain on Ethics
> So, neo-liberalism, libertarianism, objectivism, and other systems of  
> thought based upon selfishness as the only human motive can now be  
> dismissed for what they are: propaganda.

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