X-Message-Number: 3677
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 00:57:28 -0500 (EST)
From: Charles Platt <>
Subject: CRYONICS:Humor


Jan (John) Coetzee(e) writes:

> I think it is time that Platt shows his hand. Can he tell us what 
> scientific papers he has published. Also give the references.

I have written about science (most recently, an article about quantum 
computation for Wired magazine) but I have never claimed to be a 
scientist. Does this mean I am unqualified to judge the "research" of 
someone who claims to regenerate tissue using radio waves?

> I think the women he refers to was confusing him with cryonics. It is a 
> pitty she did not realize this. She could have been a potential patient 
> one day. 

Everyone is a potential client for a cryonics organization, but as Perry 
Metzger and I have already tried to explain to you, this does not mean we 
must AGREE with every idea that anyone in the world might propose to us. 
I'm sure that CryoCare already has many members who hold opinions which I 
might disagree with. This doesn't seem to bother them, and it certainly 
doesn't bother me.

> I think the company he represents will never become popular 
> with him as their spokes person. I don't think they will be around very 
> long. For all I know this company is a sham. How about financial 
> information aswell?

We recently concluded our first year as a functioning cryonics
organization, and I believe that our financials will be available on
request. What does this have to do with my fairly carefully reasoned and
(I thought) polite explanation re science vs. pseudoscience, which was
directed to Yvan Bozzonetti? If you disagreed with my argument, is it not
possible for you to post a logical and reasoned response, explaining your
disagreement? 

Keith Henson writes:

> While I see Charles's point, and agree that most of the people here 
> take cryonics *very* seriously, I don't think jokes are a luxury. 

I agree, Keith. I have no problem with jokes about cryonics, generally 
speaking, and have shared many. What worried me, here, was the inclusion 
of humor(?) which might look, to the outsider, like serious but nutty 
ideas from wacky people. 

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