X-Message-Number: 6783
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 14:52:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: Charles Platt <>
Subject: Bad motives?

On Wed, 21 Aug 1996, Bob Ettinger said:

> Charles Platt and Paul Wakfer have done very well in many respects; they
> would do even better if they would resist the temptation to ascribe bad
> motives or incompetence to those who don't entirely agree with their ideas.

I certainly did not ascribe bad motives, and I didn't think I said
anything about incompetence. I merely quoted Bob's own statement that the
money would probably be better spent on publicity, and I concluded from
this that he must feel less of a pressing need for reversible brain
cryopreservation; and therefore I concluded that he must feel more
sanguine about the current status quo than I do. 

Of course this was conjecture, and I'd be happy if Bob could show me the
flaw in my logic. But so far, I don't see it. 

I certainly didn't mean to imply disapproval. If Bob's priorities are
different from mine, or he has more faith in PR than I do, we can agree to
differ. 

I did feel it was useful to talk about the underlying motives that cause
some of us to think that the Prometheus Project is a great idea, while
others lack enthusiasm for it. That was what I was trying to get at.
Nothing more. 

--Charles Platt (speaking for me, not CryoCare)


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