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From: Kennita Watson <>
Subject: Re: The lame Alienation Objection to cryonics.
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:59:51 -0800

Mark Plus wrote:
>
> The Arizona Republic ran an article about Alcor & cryonics the  
> other day:
>
> http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/12/08/20081208cns- 
> frozen1208.html
> With medical advances, many put faith in freezing
>
> It quotes bioethicist Arthur Caplan as saying:
>
>> Proponents say cryonics is the one chance people have to live  
>> again, but Arthur Caplan, a professor of bioethics at the  
>> University of Pennsylvania, said those considering being frozen  
>> should think about what it would be like to come back. For  
>> example, a person revived in the future wouldn't have any  
>> relationships or ties to that time. "Who we are isn't just defined  
>> by what's in our heads; it's also by our relationships," Caplan said.
>

What I like is that Mr. Caplan seems to be conceding
that revival is/will be possible.  That's one
conceptual chasm crossed.  Press onward!  Keep the
naysayers arguing what happens when we come back,
rather than letting them back off to whether we can
or not.  Go Cryo!

Live long and prosper,
Kennita

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