X-Message-Number: 5990 Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 07:36:36 -0800 (PST) From: Joseph Strout <> Subject: Lifeboats & Lemmings Several people lately have mentioned the lifeboat analogy. It's a good one, but I have a more colorful one which I prefer. In fact, it's on the wall next to my desk: a Gary Larson "Far Side" poster which depicts a horde of lemmings running wide-eyed into the sea. But one lemming in the picture, also running to the sea, wears a life preserver and a small smile. Sure, he may eventually drown anyway, but he's got a much better chance than all the other lemmings who refuse to take any precautions. As far as I can tell, that cartoon is about cryonics. Maybe Mr. Larson had no such intent, but well, art is what you see in it... ,------------------------------------------------------------------. | Joseph J. Strout Department of Neuroscience, UCSD | | http://www-acs.ucsd.edu/~jstrout/ | `------------------------------------------------------------------' Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=5990