X-Message-Number: 31548
From: David Stodolsky <>
Subject: Re: the immortalist Bible and cryonics
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:30:55 +0100
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On 23 Mar 2009, at 10:00 AM, CryoNet wrote:

> Message #31534
> From: "John de Rivaz" <>
> References: <>
> Subject: Re: the immortalist Bible and cryonics
> Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:44:55 -0000
>
> Surely a similar argument could be applied to interesting anyone in  
> a religion. In order to get involved with the religion at all they  
> would have to consider what it says about the subject of death. Most  
> of not all religions seem centred on death, often in terms of self- 
> sacrifice and reward in an afterlife.
>
> I would agree that a lot of people become uncomfortable when made to  
> start talking about any deep issue. This is especially true when  
> discussing, even in a non confrontational way, the core of their  
> religion. It seems that people join a religion because they like the  
> activities, or just consider the other members of it that they have  
> met to be "nice people". Many people stay with the religion that  
> their parents had, therefore may never have considered the deep  
> issues surrounding it.

This is what the research says is happening. No thoughts about death  
required.


> As long as they can sing in the church, that is all that is needed.

Songs and their associated rituals reinforce beliefs without requiring  
any deep thought, thereby avoiding emotional reactions. Singing or  
chanting is also directly reinforcing, since it changes brain chemistry.


dss

David Stodolsky
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