X-Message-Number: 4918 Date: Sep 95 12:59:12 EDT From: "Kent, Saul" <> Subject: Straight Freeze Brook Norton asks me why I took "great exception" to his recent suggestion "...that an option to have a less expensive straight freeze would be desireable because it's not unreasonable to believe that should reanimation of patients suspended with cryoprotectant become possible, then shortly thereafter, reanimation of straight freeze patients may also become possible." He says I gave "no reasons" as to "why this is an unreasonable approach." The primary reason I consider his approach to be unreasonable was stated in my last message. It is because of the fact that NO CRYONICS COMPANY CURRENTLY OFFERS A STRIGHT-FREEZE OPTION, NOR TO MY KNOWLEDGE DO ANY COMPANIES INTEND TO OFFER IT IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE! The fact that Mr. Norton says he is not interested in starting a cryonics company, but is simply making a "suggestion" to existing companies underscores my point. Unless he has strong evidence that one of the existing companies expects to offer straight freezing in the foreseeable future, Mr. Norton's suggestion is, in my opinion, unreasonable. When a cryonics company offers straight freezing and quotes a price for it, I (and others) will be able to offer opinions concerning the comparative value of this option. ---Saul Kent Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=4918