X-Message-Number: 13494 Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 10:26:35 -0400 From: Thomas Donaldson <> Subject: reply to Mr. Platt To Charles Platt: No, I would never have said any such thing, mainly because I haven't considered the effects of shark cartilage all that important to how long we live. Not only that, but PERIASTRON deals much more with technical developments relevant to suspensions than it does with possible developments which might prolong our lives NOW. (That's my book, such as it is). I HAD noticed that evidence that shark didn't get arterial disease had been shown not to exist ie. they DID get it, and spreading that word would probably be helpful on Cryonet... not as helpful as some things, but more helpful than others. It is still common, and I surmise common even among cryonicists, to take the standard view as to causation of deaths: that we die of heat disease, arterioschlerosis, strokes, cancers, etc etc. The major cause of deaths is the breakdown caused by aging. In most people the exact process is a matter of minor detail. (Yes, some unlucky people are born or otherwise develop conditions such as heart disease at the age of 25, but they are nowhere near the majority). And remedies for all these many conditions are not going to help us very much at all. We'll merely come down with some OTHER condition. Best and long long life to all, Thomas Donaldson Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=13494