X-Message-Number: 14538 From: "George Smith" <> References: <> Subject: Ruling on Cyonet Written Purpose Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 20:12:40 -0700 Recently I received an email from Harry Browne, the Libertarian Party candidate for President, in which he explained that any Supreme Court Justice should be required to be able to read and understand plain English (as the US Consitution happens to be written in plain English). That seemed to make sense. Then recently one Cryonet post included the written purpose of the Cryonet and implied that it was not being followed. So, not wanting to miss my chance to prove to Harry that I could be a Supreme Court Justice, I read it. It said: "The cryonics mailing list (CryoNet) is a forum for topics related to cryonics, which include technical reports of cryonic suspensions, low temperature biology, biochemistry of memory, legal status of cryonics and cryopreserved people, new research and publications, conferences, mass media coverage of cryonics, local cryonics group meetings, and even philosophy of identity." I was especially taken by the words "WHICH INCLUDE". Those words usually mean that the following mentioned topics are SOME of but not ALL of what IS included. So as the soon to be new Justice of the Supreme Court (appointed by President Browne) I would have to say that this definition was obviously meant to be INCLUSIVE of topics related to cryonics and not meant to enforce a rigid boundary restricted to only scientific reports. After all, I even saw mentioned in that list "PHILOSOPHY OF IDENTITY". Philosophy is pretty far afield from hard scientific data as I understand it. (How do I know that? Epistemology, i suppose). Well sure looks as though the plain English written intent of the Cryonet is to encourage a FORUM for TOPICS RELATED TO CRYONICS. And even includes room for "philosophy of identity"! So it is my decision as a new future supreme Court Justice that the Cryonet's stated and written purpose is best met by maintaining the INCLUSIVE attitude of embracing cryonics related topics. Speculation regarding the future which cryonics leads us toward, discussion of financial issues related to "taking it with you", and "even philosphy of identity" are clearly within the stated purvue of this forum and are therefor appropriate and to be encouraged. This ruling handed down on this 24th Day of September, 2000. Hon. George Smith, presiding. And if you do not agree with me I will take my ball, go home, unsubscribe from the Cryonet and pout. (But I will make sure that my family and friends who are signed up for cryonics monitor this forum to make sure no one tries to pull a fast one thinking I'm not watching you!). My apologies for the above humor and the mllions of uptight researchers I have fatally offended. (Still not sighed up for cryonics, huh?). It's probably off topic somehow. George Smith Bandwidth Pirate and soon to be Supreme Court Justice YHHAABOR (Yo ho ho and a bottle ... etc.). Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=14538