X-Message-Number: 22499 Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 16:08:04 -0400 (EDT) From: Subject: Michael Price and John Bull Michael Price says he is quitting cryonics membership for some of the reasons I mentioned. But my post simply described some theories I have about rapid turnover among cryonics personnel. I don't regard this as a reason to quit, and I certainly don't share Michael's belief that life extension vitamins are a substitute for cryonics. Also I continue to believe that Alcor offers the best chance for future resuscitation, because of its standby system and vitrification solution. John Bull asks why employee/volunteer turnover has been more rapid at Alcor than at CI, and suggests that it's a bad idea to pay people. John ignores the difference in procedures between the organizations. Alcor does standby work which is stressful and expensive; this requires more help than is available on an unpaid basis, and has been a factor causing people to burn out. Also I believe that generally speaking, a paid person is less likely to quit than an unpaid volunteer. --Charles Platt Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=22499