X-Message-Number: 20500
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 08:12:04 -0500
From: Thomas Donaldson <>
Subject: CryoNet #20490 - #20498

HI!

Like Christianity, Mohammadism can suffer from religious fanaticism.
This problem may not even be restricted to religions based on 
THE HOLY BOOK (known as the Bible, particularly the Old Testament).
I say this based on activities of Hindu fanatics against those
not Hindu in India.

Unfortunately religious fanatics took over the Muslim countries
centuries ago, in our Middle Ages --- after which a brief blooming
of Muslim science came to an end. But fanaticism slowly wears off
with time, unless something happens to make it flame up once
more. Current events in Iran give an example of this slow wearing
off, which unfortunately may take several generations to complete.

Though it IS very hard, we want to treat everyone, particularly
if they're interested in cryonics, as individuals and not members 
of some group. Yes, to be logical here this would include not
only Muslims but also Christians. And in a largely Christian
society, Christian fanatics may turn out to be much more of a 
threat to us than any Muslim fanatics --- not because the Muslims
won't engage in terrorism, but because the Christians will be
much more aware of cryonics and the message we are sending out.
Muslims simply want to kill "Westerners".

And yes, I can imagine fanatics joining a cryonics society
specifically to bring it down. We need to be just as watchful
of Christian fanatics as we would be of Muslim fanatics. How to
be watchful? If someone lives far away from centers of cryonics,
they probably could do little even if they were malign. Otherwise
it helps for all of us to be acquainted with one another, to 
judge the metal of which we are made.

           Best wishes and long long life for all,

                Thomas Donaldson

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