X-Message-Number: 4076 Date: Thu, 23 Mar 1995 23:56:31 -0500 (EST) From: Charles Platt <> Subject: David Cosenza David Cosenza seems to feel that whenever he launches one of his attacks, other people (including myself) have some sort of obligation a) to take him seriously and b) address his allegations. This, I'm afraid, is hubris on his part. Knowing what I do about Mr. Cosenza, I cannot possibly take him seriously as any kind of objective or moral critic. Knowing a bit about Mike Darwin, I cannot be bothered to reply to any accusation, direct or indirect, that portrays him as a cross between Mr. Hyde and Sweeney Todd. David, in my considered opinion, you are either so tainted by malice as to be a hopelessly unreliable witness, or you are a buffoon. Of course, I may be wrong, and if you have any evidence of your mental stability and intelligence, I invite you to present it. I have known Mike Darwin now for five or more years, have enjoyed countless frank conversations with him, and consider him one of a bare handful of people in cryonics who has consistently put ethics ahead of expediency or wishful thinking. Mike certainly has a mercurial temperament, but if I suffer a health emergency tomorrow, I expect-- indeed, I hope--to be a cryonics patient in his care. I made this decision after a lot of research and after learning a lot of personal and historical cryo-facts which would be unavailable to the average member of any organization. I make part of my living by writing articles in which I assess people carefully and look for the truth. I am quite well paid for doing this, from which I conclude that I must be reasonably good at it. In other words, I am not a total fool where human nature is concerned. If anyone wants to ask me about my personal decision to help create CryoCare and select BioPreservation as my care provider, I will be glad to respond personally, provided the inquiry is serious. Since I don't consider David Cosenza's post remotely serious, I won't take time to deal with him any further here. ############################################################## Charles Platt / 1133 Broadway, room 1214 / New York / NY 10010 Phone 212 929 3983 email fax 212 807 6111 Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=4076