X-Message-Number: 1577 From: Ralph Merkle <> Subject: Re: Need a Sound Bite [G.Smyth] Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 12:08:34 PST Don't use "immortality." The word pushes almost every wrong button that it is possible to push. How about: "I just want to say alive and healthy, but today's medical technology can't always do it. So when today's doctors say they can't help me anymore, I'd like to go to a hospital in 2192. If a doctor in 1792 said you were dying and he couldn't help you, wouldn't you want a second opinion from a doctor in 1992? With cryonics, you can actually go to a hospital in 2192 and take advantage of all the amazing medical breakthroughs that will be made during the next century or two." And you might also explain that yes, you do indeed expect that the medical technology of the future will be able to give EVERYONE a very long and healthy life. You just want to have what the average person of 2192 will have. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=1577