X-Message-Number: 24391 From: "Basie" <> Subject: Is she really alive Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 00:06:12 -0400 On Wednesday, Jul 14, 2004, at 02:00 US/Pacific, CryoNet wrote: > From: Randolfe Wicker <> > ... > My mother has Alzheimer's and is "in perfect health' except for this > fact....She doesn't know me, doesn't know her name, has to be > diapered, fed manually, etc. Is she really alive???? I don't think > so. > > So, should one preserve a body with a dead mind through cryonics? Just because she is unable to communicate that she knows you does not mean she is dead. Babies have diapers and can not communicate well. Are babies dead? The lack of communication can make people jump to all kinds of conclusions. Sometimes it is convenient to declare such people not alive. Basie Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=24391