X-Message-Number: 15127
From: "John de Rivaz" <>
References: <>
Subject: Re: destrying symbols of coercion
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 10:59:15 -0000

I would imagine that new causes of death will appear, but the evolution of
new diseases is not quite so certain. The processes of life are finite, ie
what makes biological human beings work is capable of complete
understanding, if not by a human brain by the current design, certainly by a
computer enhanced one. Once that is attained, no disease (ie action of a
bacteria, virus or genetic defect) will be incurable.

As to storage of cryopreserved patients - there is a lot of empty space on
cold planets in the universe.

However your conjecture about "life after death" could apply to certain
irrecoverable causes of death, such as being cut to pieces and burned or
rotted - the sole real cause of death today. Other things, like disease,
ageing and accidents, don't cause death in an absolute sense, they just
start the chain of events that ends in annihilation (this chain of events is
called "death") unless interrupted by cryopreservation followed by the
application of future technology. The only exception to that is if the
accident itself causes physical disintegration or burning of the body. Even
a disease process ends when the body ceases to function or is cryopreserved,
so the body is partially rather than totally consumed. The same statement
applies to diseases of the brain.

--
Sincerely, John de Rivaz
my homepage links to Longevity Report, Fractal Report, music, Inventors'
report, an autobio and various other projects:
http://www.geocities.com/longevityrpt
http://www.autopsychoice.com - should you be able to chose autopsy?

>
> Message #15126
> From: "Jan Coetzee" <>
> References: <>
> Subject: Re: CryoNet #15118 - #15121
> Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 21:13:56 -0500
>
> John (de Rivaz),
>
> I think in the far future it may be to the interest of cryonics that some
> people believe in an after live. New incurable diseases will evolve. Where
> will they store all the suspended patients?
>
> Jan (Basie)
>

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