X-Message-Number: 7197 Date: Fri, 22 Nov 96 10:25:08 From: Steve Bridge <> Subject: Too many patients? To CryoNet >From Steve Bridge November 22, 1996 In reply to: Message #7188 Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 11:55:26 -0500 (EST) From: Kelly Anne Moy <> Subject: number of cryonicists Kelly, I don't have enough time to go into this question, since I am about to go on a week's vacation. However, aspects of this question have been debated several times on this forum over the years. If you have Web access, I recommend searching the CryoNet back files for discussions on revival of suspension patients. I believe that some of your questions are based on false assumptions. For instance, if you realize that the last patients preserved will be the first patients revived, the scenarios of adjustment to the future become quite different. Better for the younger of us, perhaps worse for those patients already in suspension who will be the *last* people out. A couple of further comments: >I think it is potentially threatenting to the survival of cryonicists if >the number of cryonicists increases significantly (exceeding perhaps >10000). >We must bear in mind that in the future if technology is ever good enough >to revive cryonicists, we are posed with the problem of there being too >many people to revive from suspension. Regardless of how much wealth a >future society can create, it worries me that the people in the future may >want to 'give up' on reviving people. There will not be 10,000 people frozen then some huge hiatus where no one notices cryonics. The same companies doing the freezing will care for the patients and revive them -- many of whom will be their friends and relatives, not strangers. The government will not do this -- we will. Cryonics is totally a non- governmental activity today, and I expect it to remain that way, although I could see large hospital corporations taking it over some day. In any case, I don't think we can or should attempt to control *how many people get frozen.* We are saving lives and we must take those opportunities as they come. If this discussion is still going on in a week; maybe I will say (repeat) more. Steve Stephen Bridge, President () Alcor Life Extension Foundation Non-profit cryonic suspension services since 1972. 7895 E. Acoma Dr., Suite 110, Scottsdale AZ 85260-6916 Phone (602) 922-9013 (800) 367-2228 FAX (602) 922-9027 for general requests http://www.alcor.org Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=7197