X-Message-Number: 9960 Subject: Re: Rest in peace Date: Wed, 01 Jul 1998 16:16:42 -0500 From: Will Dye <> In CryoNet #9956, Jan Coetzee <> writes: > The argument that the planet will be over populated is flawed. > 100 yrs from now there will be effective population control. > There may be even negative population growth. Agreed, but I tend to avoid that argument when confronted with the "we shouldn't save lives because Mother Earth will be overcrowded" response. Just by taking up the debate, I may inadvertently imply that in order for people to accept cryonics, they must first be convinced that most of what they've heard about population is wrong. Obviously, I'm not saying that this is always the best approach. Some situations may well arise where it would be helpful to take on the conventional overpopulation wisdom. In this situation, I chose to sidestep it. --Will Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=9960