X-Message-Number: 1903
Date: 06 Mar 93 01:54:51 EST
From: Clarissa Wells <>
Subject: CRYONICS Identity

To: >INTERNET:
 
 
 
I'd like to thank Steve Harris for saying something which I tried to say 
myself, but not so eloquently, which is that what someone says should be more 
important than who says it. One reason I backed away from Cryonet was the 
personal abuse aimed in my direction. Just for the record, being called a 
"liar" is not accurate and it would not be accurate if I was using the name of 
my daughter, my spouse, or my pet cat. Every statement I have made here and in 
personal messages to cryonics people is true. Isn't that what counts? 
 
As for being a "coward," try to put yourself in my position. There has been an 
astonishing amount of interest in my messages. Would this disappear if I told 
everyone my home phone, my address, and my place of business? No, I would 
start getting phone calls from people wanting to argue with me or enroll me 
for membership in a cryonics group, and someone might even show up in person 
to find out whether I am "real."  
 
Since Mr. Henson has publicly announced his phone number, I am willing to give 
him a call during this month, at a time when I can use someone else's phone. 
For all I know, Mr. Henson has "caller ID" in his area, and I don't want my 
own number getting around. This may seem paranoid, but really, some of the 
malice here has been quite surprising (although not from him personally). 
Unlike some people who seem to live and breathe cryonics, I have a busy life 
outside it. I don't feel I should have to "prove myself" here, so why should I 
make myself vulnerable to a lot of time-wasting, and perhaps some abuse? 
 
                                   C.W. 

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