X-Message-Number: 5743
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 1996 14:35:42 +0100
From: John de Rivaz <>
Subject: Re: arguing logically

Whereas I agree with you about fortune-tellers etc., unfortunately the 
majority of the world is composed of people like this. Although we don't 
have to rely on them for suspending us, we *do* rely on them not to get in 
the way. Therefore educating them, in a polite manner without name-calling, 
is a necessary adjunct to saving our lives. Also some of them *will* be of 
help to us in their professional capacity.

Here in the UK the Cryonics Institute has one of the people you mention as 
its representative. He performs a thoroughly professional (in the positive 
sense of the word) service in his role as a funeral director. His 
experience in dealing with the pologlot mix of nationalities and religions 
in London's east end means that he can deal with obstructive coroners and 
pathologists and other officials with great experience.

Alienating people like that achieves nothing, and whereas debating their 
comments and points of view may not save their lives, it may interest them 
enough to save ours. Also, we learn the stock answers to objections so can 
more easily deal with them when faced with them by relatives and friends.

In article: <> 
 writes:
> I have been reading posts here for some time and I have the 
> following comments:  first of all, why try to argue logically with
> someone of religious persuasion.  Religion and belief in the
> afterlife is a matter of faith.  For all we know they are right,
> but then again maybe fortune tellers and gypsies are also right.
> Right.  
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