X-Message-Number: 7893 Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 13:24:37 -0800 From: (Olaf Henny) Subject: About Glands and Hormones Hi all: I have on a couple of earlier occasions mentioned my concern, that I do not consider it sufficient to preserve my central nervous system (CNS) to preserve my personality, but that it is also important that my endocrine system come 'with me', because it determines my sensuality, aggressiveness and overall attitude. This has been both times, in a show of unanimity, rare in this forum ;), completely ignored by everybody, i.e. nobody felt it worth commenting on (apparently everybody here is entirely governed by dry grey matter, which should make uploading easy). :) It just has occurred to me, that I experienced in the recent past vicariously an episode, which will illustrate, what I mean. Hans (not his real name) used two of his summer breaks, during preparations for his Ph.D. in Germany, to upgrade his English here in UBC, Vancouver, B.C. He liked the city so much, that he decided to emigrate here right after completion of his Ph.D. He was accepted by Immigration Canada for permanent residency well before his academic pursuits were completed. During a hiatus between thesis and thesis defense he decided to visit a friend, (I call her Gina) in Italy, whom he had met in Vancouver. Well you guessed it; something sparked, and the dilemma was: are 'we' committed enough to each other to come together to Canada, could Hans live in Italy or Gina in Germany to sort out their readiness for commitment to each other, despite the language problems each would encounter in the other's country? I submit: If Hans had been uploaded into a construct with his CNS only, right after receiving his Ph.D., he would be sitting here sipping Starbucks. Had he been uploaded with CNS c/w an intact glandular system, he would be perambulating between Italy and Germany, just as I presume (I have not heard from him for awhile, - it seems Gina's magnetism outpowers that of an old man ;>), he is doing now, providing of course, that Gina's affection can be extended to include constructs. ;) I would sure like to hear any good arguments defending, that both constructs, with or without endocrine system would act alike in the above case. If such a case cannot be made convincingly, then I will feel vindicated in my belief, that the glandular system forms an integral part of my personality and should be cryopreserved along with my CNS. Olaf Henny ************************************************** Just because this forum does not appear to include endocrinologists, that does not mean, that glands and hormones are unimportant to the "I". ************************************************** Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=7893