X-Message-Number: 26791
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 17:08:04 -0400
From: Robin Helweg-Larsen <>
Subject: Re: Predicted Cryonics Institute patients to 2044
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I think David's projection of CI patients is fascinating and very welcome.  I'm 
sure something in the same order of magnitude applies to Alcor too, and I find 
it very exciting.  


I can imagine two factors that could radically impact the progression: one would
be a change in social acceptability of the idea of cryonics, which, especially 
if it led to government funding as a standard health care option (perhaps more 
likely in Denmark or Canada than the US) would skyrocket the numbers.  The other
is in the opposite direction: as medical science advances, we will hit aging 
stasis (by 2020?), and then rejuvenation (by 2025?), and the ability to avoid 
cryonic suspension except in the case of particularly difficult illnesses or 
traumatic accidents.


Perhaps, whenever they finally occur, those two factors will cancel each other 
out, and leave David's projections intact!

Always optimistically,

Robin HL

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