Cytosine: speculation about what the future will look like when patients are resuscitated is contra-productive as well. Since we just don't have a freaking clue.
That's not true. History is a long trend in the favor of equality, tolerance, & bringing down the establishment. It will continue. Every year more incompetent nepotists will be removed from rule due to competition (fairness laws) & equal opportunity laws.
Cytosine: I stated that most people are not futurists.
No you didn't, you said: "Some people are attracted to cryonics because it's 'strange' and appeals to their desire to overcome the limits of humanity. But most people do not operate like that at all."
Maybe most people just don't believe it will work? Haven't you seen society's willingness to spend crazy amounts of money on herbs to live longer? (To overcome the limits of humanity?)
Cytosine: There have been a number of media items on cryonics and wealth preservation in the press and all of them were neutral or positive.
Maybe they were laughing at us & you couldn't tell?
Your opinions seem like complete guesses, while my opinions seem rather obvious: that 100+ year old trust funds making dead people some of earth's richest people could have us deemed crooked & in response taxed & regulated.
Cytosine: And in light of the abysmal reporting about the fate of research donations (or any donations) in cryonics, it might be more prudent to choose wealth preservation
That's because you're giving money to *Alcor,* which is ruled by tyrants. CI spends money much more wisely. Why not offer money to start an emergency transportation non-profit organization? Lots of people simply on this forum are interested in it.
This message has been edited by Edward-M on Mar 19, 2008 4:56 PM