X-Message-Number: 6545 Date: 16 Jul 96 11:02:33 EDT From: "Kent, Saul" <> Subject: Pledgers And Nonpledgers Several leaders of cryonics organizations have said they would like to see The Prometheus Project succeed, but have questions about The Project, some of which they have articulated. Several people have commented that they have limited time to give to The Project. That's certainly true for me. I have a few suggestions to help us make better use of our time, while helping to expedite The Project. As I see it, anyone who pledges to The Project at this time does so because they may want to invest in The Project, because they want to show their support for The Project and, in some cases, because they want to participate in the scientific, business and legal planning required to bring The Project to fruition. As I see it, anyone who does not pledge to The Project at this time does so either because they're not interested in it, because they have questions or reservations about scientific, business and legal issues relating to it, or because they see no hope of being able to invest in it. I propose the following, which is applicable both to cryonics organizations and to individuals. I think the nonpledgers should let the pledgers (who wish to do so) work out the details of The Project. When the pledgers are ready to show the nonpledgers the scientific and business plans they've developed for The Project, the nonpledgers will have the opportunity to state their reservations and ask their questions of the pledgers. In the meantime, the main thing that the nonpledgers who want The Project to succeed can do is to give all those cryonicists who haven't yet heard of The Project an opportunity to learn about it. For cryonics organizations that would mean putting information about The Project in their publications and web sites and allowing mailings to their members about Project meetings. This, of course, would be contingent on the guarantee that none of these meetings would be partisan in any way. For individuals that would mean helping to spread the word about The Project to all cryonicists by helping with meetings and by telling other cryonicists about The Project. Naturally, nonpledgers will always be welcome to become pledgers at any time. This seems to me to be the most efficient way to proceed with The Project. ---Saul Kent Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=6545