X-Message-Number: 9995 From: (Randy Smith) Newsgroups: sci.cryonics Subject: Re: Eighth Annual Canadian Cryonics Pool Party Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 04:57:54 GMT Message-ID: <> References: <6nr9vh$1c8$> On Mon, 06 Jul 1998 15:48:47 -0400, Paul Wakfer <> wrote: >for studying cryopreservation of slices of brain tissue at a major >university. Paul has also recently returned from giving cryonics >presentations in Japan & Taiwan. He believes the implact of the Asians >upon cryopreservation technology may become immense. Sure wish I could be there for the pool party, but just can't do it. Regarding your views on the possible impact of Asians on cryonics, can you give us a summary of the evidence that supports this.Did your recent trip give you solid evidence that cryonics could make inroads there? Were there a great many people interested in cryonics when you were there? (Pardon my nosiness...) I am aware that Asians have very different outlooks on death & afterlife than do Westerners, but aren't they also deeply traditional, esp. concerning death rites and practices. Isn't cryonics outlawed in Japan, for instance? I would say Japan has a very conformist society. Aren't the govt's of Asia strongly anti-libertarian regarding civil liberties? I would think Russia would be a much better bet, except there is not a very large middle class with enough wealth there. Of course, Asia does not have much of a middle class, either, outside of Japan and Korea, and Singapore.. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=9995