X-Message-Number: 1739
Date: 12 Feb 93 04:29:59 EST
From: Charles Platt <>
Subject: David Pizer

To: Cryonet

February 12, 1993

Like Yosemite Sam, Dave Pizer is a bluff, hearty fellow. He 
blasts away at any target, and springs back into three-
dimensional form after being run over by a steam-roller. 
Faced with such an adversary, I would be wise to continue my 
policy of hiding under the bed. 

With great reluctance, however, I have to address the issue 
of censorship, because I do believe that all opinions deserve 
to be heard, no matter how malign or insincere. 

True, I have chosen not to include the Pizer postings in 
Cryonics Forum, the new section of Cryonics magazine which 
will contain material from Cryonet. However, I have promised 
that if Dave (or anyone else) can limit a piece of prose to 
500 words, and if he specifically asks for its inclusion, I 
will do so regardless of its content. I look forward to 
receiving this material; indeed, I have been waiting in 
anticipation for more than a month, now. 

Dave, I don't bear you any grudge for your accusations. I 
love your gentlemanly style, you are highly entertaining, and 
I will continue trying to find a publisher for your 
delightful novel about cryonics. 

-----

Kevin Brown's posting re PR was fascinating, even allowing 
for his tongue-in-cheek ambivalence. I think it's quite 
wrong, however, to compare cryonics with religion. If you 
think of it as being a service industry like medical 
insurance (rather than life insurance), you have a much more 
accurate analogy. What does your book say about selling 
insurance, Kevin? 

--Charles Platt 

[ Charles, your point is logical.  Once cryonics has been repositioned
  as a life-saving medical technology, the "medical insurance" approach
  will fit well in the minds of people.  That still leaves a lot of
  marketing to be done to encourage people to "buy" it, though.
  Regarding religion, see my comment to Kenneth Tolman's message.
  As for insurance, unfortunately, I don't recall reading anything about
  that in the book. - KQB ]

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