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Subject: Re: Who hasn't heard of cryonics
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:45:04 -0400
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I think Dr. Newport has it right.? While I was Alcor President, I gave hundreds 
of interviews and talks, including to?major magazines, newspapers, television 
and radio programs.? I estimated that at least 10 million people were exposed to
cryonics and Alcor through those interviews alone.? And a lot more people have 
been exposed to the idea by other cryonics activists, and by science fiction 
movies and books.

The problem is not that we don't tell people.? It is that:

1.? This idea does not fit into their worldview and


2.? We have no product to sell.? We only have the?hope for the development of a 
successful product.? Our claims and our ability to prove them are still much too
vague to convince a significant number of people that this could ever apply to 
THEM.? Overcoming a worldview is hard enough.? Overcoming it with vague evidence
that may take weeks of discussion to appreciate is just about impossible.? Not 
QUITE so, as those of us on this list know.? But about as difficult a sales task
as is possible to get.

Steve Bridge





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From: "Robert Newport" <>
Subject: Message #31467
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:39:20 -0700

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Hi everyone: I cannot recall the last time I met someone who had not heard
of cryonics; My Salvadorian gardener had heard of cryonics. And knew very
well what it was and meant. It wasn't for him. It wasn't in his world view.
As it is not in anyone's world view who has not been exposed to advanced
scientific thinking. Again, it is without precedence. It exists in fiction.
It has never worked and 'death is still inevitable. This is a mind set that
will not easily be changed. But..it will be in time. We have a chance with
the youth, if we can think of a way to involve them without requiring their
money (which they don't have). Perhaps we don't have enough money now to do
this. Marketing monies and effort expended towards "publicizing cryonics,
e.g. pitching to adults, has already proved to be wasted. We have a product
that is expensive, unproven, and unbelievable. Thankfully we have an
educated and adventurous (some may say foolhardy) few, ourselves, who
continue to move it forward. We will continue to attract those few of
similar bent. I would rather see us spend our very limited funds on research
and (I wish I didn't have to say this) security. 

 

Dr. Bob Newport, President; CCNA Board, 6215 Del Valle Drive, Los Angeles,
CA 90048, tele; 323-449-9434

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