X-Message-Number: 6164 From: (Charles Platt) Newsgroups: sci.cryonics Subject: Re: Timothy Leary Renounces Cryonics Date: 8 May 1996 06:00:20 -0400 Message-ID: <4mprbk$> References: <4mm6s8$> <> wrote: > >uncertainty. I regret that Timothy Leary has chosen to > >deprive himself of a possible chance of future life, but I > >respect his right to make that decision. > > Damn shame. I'd be very interested in knowing what his reasons were.... He has said several times that making a statement about death (possibly by taking his own life) was more important to him than cryonics. I don't think he ever wholeheartedly believed cryonics would work. Also, whereas it was a fun concept to play with in the past, it became an increasingly morbid burden as death became more imminent. Those are my theories. -- ############################################################ Charles Platt Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=6164