X-Message-Number: 10283 Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 09:39:34 -0700 From: "Joseph J. Strout" <> Subject: Re: reanimation, postage due In Message #10274, Jan Coetzee <> writes: > " Would-be resurrectionists beware: > The insurance money only covers the > freezing. Thawing and reviving will, > presumably, be cod." > > >This becomes very serious when more and more people are suspended and should >be taken very seriously. I disagree. We're talking about a matter of life and death here; the big concerns are whether we'll get a good suspension, and whether we'll remain in suspension until the necessary technology is developed (surviving political & economic upheaval, religious terrorism, natural disaster, etc.). If we make it through all of that, everything else is minor details. I especially don't think funding the revival is likely to be a big deal. Consider that the cryonics organization has, for each patient, a large fund, which hopefully has grown substantially over several deaceds, and which they can't touch except for maintenance expenses. But they DO get to use it all for reanimation. That's a substantial chunk of money, and may pay for it outright. If not, our children, relatives, or friends may pay for the remainder. If not, a national/global health care system may pay for it (assuming the Libertarians haven't sunk society into anarchy by then), or some charity organization may do the same. If all those fail, we may wake up in debt -- but so what? I'll cheerfully provide a few decades of indentured service in exchange for many centuries more of life. Best regards, -- Joe ,------------------------------------------------------------------. | Joseph J. Strout Department of Neuroscience, UCSD | | http://www.strout.net | `------------------------------------------------------------------' Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=10283