X-Message-Number: 24778
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 00:38:30 -0700
Subject: Re: New Scientist Promotion
From: Kennita Watson <>

On Thursday, Oct 7, 2004, at 02:00 US/Pacific, John de Rivaz wrote:

> As an aside, this suggests that 30% of people would chose cryonics if 
> it was
> an acceptable option available on state or insurance sponsored medical
> finance.

Actually, all it suggests is that 30% of people consider
cryonics kind of a neat idea and might consider it if it
were free in more ways than one -- easy, didn't have to
argue with relatives over it, etc.

Just checking a box on a survey doesn't dredge up the
fear-of-death/fear-of-life/fear-of-rejection/fear-of-
abandonment stuff and evoke the procrastination response
in the way that being presented with paperwork does.  Some
people probably checked it just because it had a higher
dollar value, having no real understanding of what it was
all about.

Kennita

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