X-Message-Number: 27568 Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 17:30:32 -0500 Subject: Higher Probability of Reanimation From: <> It occured to me the other day a means by which cryonics providers could increase the probability of the reanimation of their patients. The land on planet Earth is a scarce resource. There's only so much of it, and even when humanity takes to the stars (which may not occur until long after the advent of nanotechnology), the cost of replicating the infrastructure we have naturally on Earth (air, land, water, food, sunlight, wind, waves, etc.) will necessarily cost nearly as much as the cost of living on Earth. With increasing life spans, and a growing population, I think it's fairly safe to predict the value of land on Earth will be rising for the foreseeable future. So here is my idea: A cryonics provider can purchase (using money supplied by the patient, obviously) a tract of land for each patient, managed by a trust. The land may not be used for any purpose, under any conditions, unless such is required in order for the trust to retain ownership of the land. However, a contract states ownership of the land will be transfered to the person or entity responsible for restoring the patient to good health. In this way, if the value of land does continue to increase, there will eventually reach a point where it is worth enough both to reanimate the trustee of the land, and to make a tidy profit. Richard B. R. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=27568