X-Message-Number: 9547 Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 12:08:11 -0400 From: "John P. Pietrzak" <> Subject: Re: The real issue in "cryo-repair" References: <> Charles Platt wrote: > I think it is inappropriate to discuss the probability of > "cryo-repair" as if it is an on/off, possible/impossible > proposition. > [...] > The question is, WHAT DEGREE of damage will be reparable? I agree completely, but note that (I think) Mr. Ettinger does, in fact, believe that it is an on/off proposition, or (at least) that a minimal freezing procedure is entirely satisfactory. Of course, once you admit that there may be some discrepancy between the likelihood of success of one type of cryonic cooldown/storage process and another, it only makes sense to try and optimize the procedure. But, lacking _any_ data at all about how cryonics will be implemented in the future, it's still a matter of opinion as to whether a less damaging procedure will have any significant benefit over a more damaging procedure. In so far as opinions such as Mr. Ettinger's exist, the discussion will inevitably continue. John Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=9547