X-Message-Number: 16031 From: "John de Rivaz" <> References: <> Subject: Re: Cryonics and religion Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:08:45 +0100 Briefly, I think that the cryonics and religion debate can be summed up as follows: If a religious person is cryopreserved because they don't trust their god or other beliefs, then yes this could be wrong unless they have decided to relinquish these beliefs. But the same could be said of any life-saving treatment. But if they are cryopreserved because of any or all of the following, then logically there can be nothing wrong: 1. Life is a wonderful gift and I want to show gratitude by looking after it. 2. Jesus (and a lot of other religious founders) went around healing the sick and raising those given up for dead. Jesus has asked his followers to do the same in his name. 3. I have not done very well so far in this life and I want to learn more about this wonderful universe. (or about God, or about whatever) 4. Suicide by neglect is a sin. The fact that cryonics has appeared in my life is a sign from God that he wants me to live longer in order help those doing his work. [Remember that if God is omnipotent, nothing will appear in your life that he doesn't want to. You could say that it is a temptation, but if this is so, how does it differ from any other medical treatment? Jesus chose a physician as one of his disciples, so at least the Christian God wasn't against medicine.] Can anyone think of others to add to this list? For further reading, click on http://www.cryonics-europe.org and select these articles from the contents list on the left: NF Fyodorov, Russian Come-Uppist Jesus was an Immortalist -- 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 - http://www.cryonics-europe.org - http://www.porthtowan.com _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=16031