X-Message-Number: 2238 Date: 11 May 93 12:56:10 EDT From: Hank Lederer <> Subject: Re: cryonics: #2206-#2209 Message: #2208 - Neuro Debate As a neuro member of Alcor, I'm HOPING that reviving a neuro patient will be more difficult than reviving a whole body patient. I'd be happy if all the whole body patients are revived before the first neuro patient has cloning procedures started. And then, I'd like to be among the last of the neuros to be revived. Some of my assumptions: 1. A rather sharp learning curve to accompany the initial revivals followed by continued refinements. 2. Some damage to my brain due to having been suspended under less than optimum conditions. 3. The exchange of 10 to 30 years of exciting late 21st Century living for being revived with perfected techniques. 4. More than 25% of my memories and personality are retained in my newly cloned and connected self compared to less than 10% retention if revived decades earlier. 5. In a world where economic and social conditions permit whole body revivals to take place, the probability is small that Alcor (or its decendant) will go defunct before getting to the neuros. As far as being in a new body that doesn't feel or work quite right, I don't see it as a problem to initially feel uncomfortable and awkward in my new body. Especially if, in time, it wouldn't feel awkward or uncomfortable, just different. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=2238