X-Message-Number: 16109 From: "john grigg" <> Subject: New large cryonics facility/theme park planned Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 20:18:23 I knew about the Timeship idea, but what is this about a THEMEPARK??? I was blown out of my chair upon reading this! Are we going to have rollercoasters and other rides for people to thrill on? Sorry, I suppose I should have said "cryocoaster" or "timecoaster!" If Saul Kent is smart(and he sure is) there will be a ride where people travel into the future and see just how incredible it will be. And how surely they need to sign up for cryonics to really make it... I can imagine people in costumes going around to play with children. "Hey, Tommy, isn't that the adorable Nano, the molecular assembler-toon over there by the cotton candy booth?" Will the restaurants there have a cryonics theme? Now, that could really be interesting. See the chef take your food out of suspension to cook it up just the way you like it! And think of all the merchandising! Snack foods, toys of every sort, lunch boxes and of course in time a Saturday-morning cartoon! The advertising for this themepark will solidly put cryonics on a subliminal level into the mind of the American public. I am not mocking the idea here, simply having a little fun. I think Saul Kent and Will Faloon are onto something here which worked out pretty damn well for a certain Mr. Walt Disney(sadly not in cryostasis!). I read how someone felt the Timeship should be the center of an actual religion! I would very much disagree with this idea. I do see the news media possibly calling it a temple of fringe science or secular humanism. But, we should leave the religious connotation at that! Mixing religion and cryonics in the U.S. could have very ugly and explosive results which really backfire on us. The thing which does make me very sad here is to see Alcor so desperate to raise the necessary funds to upgrade their personnel and equipment so whole-body vitrification can become a reality. I could really feel Fred Chamberlain's sense of need as I read the latest issue of Cryonics magazine. A few million at the most would utterly turn Alcor around for the better while ironically many million will be spent elsewhere in a way which will take quite a number of years to see fruition. I realize Saul Kent and Will Faloon have every right to spend their money how they see fit. I am DEEPLY GRATEFUL to them for the vast support they have given to cryonics and Alcor in particular. But, I just hope they will remember Alcor as this interim program moves forward. I know not just they but everyone needs to do their part to contribute and they must feel this way to an extent. It's just that the odds of people put in suspension being fully restored to life would go up astronomically if this program were quickly implemented. best wishes, John _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=16109