X-Message-Number: 5730 Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 13:25:57 -0600 (CST) From: Anthony Garcia <> Newsgroups: sci.cryonics,sci.life-extension Subject: Re: Death (was Donaldson MR and Miss Hindley) References: <> <> Greg REILLY-COOPER <> wrote: >The disposal of human remains has long been >subject to legislation and if you feel that you have a viable >alternative to anything which is currently accepted as "the norm" it >is for you, and not the rest of society, to state the case. Quite to the contrary: I propose to engage in the peacable, non-fraudulent, non-tresspassing activity of the preservation of human remains in liquid nitrogen. What *possible* grounds do you and the rest of "Society" have to bar me from doing so? Merely standing there and stammering "but, but, it's not the NORM!" doesn't cut it. Norms have value to the extent that they outline practices and actions which, when followed, lead to positive results with no unwanted harm to practicioners or bystanders. What harm is done by the cryonic suspension of humans? To whom is such harm done? The answer: *no-one.* Therefore, the mere fact that cryonics is not the "norm" is no ground to forbid the practice of it. Indeed, the fact cryonics brings value to those who practice it, with no harmful effects, should suffice to establish it as a new "norm." -Anthony Garcia Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=5730