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Date: Sun, 7 May 1995 11:49:46 -0400
Subject: Used up?

Charles Platt (#4359) wonders whether "there is much more to say about
cryonics" [on cryonet]. A few thoughts come to mind:

1. There is reason to believe that new people are constantly looking at
Cryonet and SCI. CRYONICS. Therefore we should provide fairly frequent,
reasonably succinct but well drafted summaries of basic issues in cryonics
and of services and resources available.

2. Each publication should probably post a summary or table of contents of
its current issue. Even among committed cryonicists, many do not receive all
of the publications.

3. On the "Science Court" question:   Pehaps we should maintain a drumfire of
challenges to the anti-cryonics people, naming names and specifying issues.
If we can gradually convey to those browsing  SCI. CRYONICS the fact that the
detractors are evasive and basically not serious--or, alternatively, actually
draw some detractors into direct and open-ended debate--then we might have
much to gain.

4. Mr. Platt is probably really asking whether there is MUCH more to say that
is new and substantive. There certainly is more; whether there is "much" more
in a short time frame, or how substantive it is, might be questioned.  All
the organizations have publications that they fill up on a monthly or
quarterly basis, and my impression is that there is usually something of
interest. Our own original material would not go far toward filling a daily
net publication such as Cryonet, but if we include summaries or abstracts of
scientific publications relevant to cryonics and immortalism (as Dr.
Stodolsky often does, as well as Dr. Donaldson and others), then there is
plenty, and it could be very useful in building credibility.

5. Again in the vein of interesting new browsers, we might from time to time
post repeats of humorous bits and pieces from the past. This might also help
to dispell any tendency of such browsers to think of us as dreary
Johnny-one-notes. It would help if we had a relatively easy method of posting
drawings.

Robert Ettinger
Cryonics Institute
Immortalist Society


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