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Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 18:51:04 -0400
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Subject: Mike Darwin and That New Thing In Florida

John Grigg, of our Faith-Based Initiatives Dept., wrote:
>I would really like to know if this is true.  Mike Darwin's life 
>experience is something cryonics really may need.

All I can say for sure is that it takes a lot of faith to think Mr. 
Darwin's admittedly exceptional skills and knowledge will ever become of 
optimal use for cryonics, and one need only review archived Cryonet 
postings about and by him over the years, to become quickly disillusioned 
regarding such a prospect.

One does wonder, though, regarding That New Thing In Florida (now with two 
names under its belt, neither of which I presently recall), and if Mr. 
Darwin has indeed again found it impossible to get along with folks, now of 
such stature as Bill Faloon and Saul Kent, or if it is merely a dispute 
with That Guy They Hired To Run It (name not previously seen in cryonics 
print and which I also do not presently recall).  It will be interesting to 
see how this comes out, except that right now it seems NO information is 
coming out and, surprisingly, hardly anyone is even talking about it.

I know a couple of cryonicists who had high hopes for this 
organization.  Probably there are many who do or did.  Any news, 
anyone?  Where is Charles Platt with at least a *version* of the news, when 
we need him?  Some time back I believe he offered to do a newsletter about 
everything cryonic (until somebody reminded him that he might be challenged 
to print *all* the news).  Or does he only critique Alcor and CI?

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