X-Message-Number: 8809 From: "Colin Martel" <> Subject: Reason not to join Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 08:56:51 -0500 Usually, before mentioning the idea of cryonics to someone for the first time, I bring about the idea of radically increased lifespan, immortality, etc...If they are completely uninspired, uninterested or hostile to the idea, I stop it there and avoid wasting my time. One of the reasons I sometimes here for lack of interest in the future is the belief that the world as we know it will somehow come to an end e.g. world war, environmental cataclysm, etc... I am surprised this wasn't mentionned, haven't you all hear statements like: "There won't be anyone left on Earth in 200y anyway" or "Human will eventually annihilate each other" or "The Earth will be destroyed be then". These may be bad excuses, but I suspect a significant number of people really believe that. Colin Martel BTW, is there a recent list of cryonics related organizations in the Cryonet archives. Please email me the number if you happen to know it. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=8809