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From: David Stodolsky <>
Subject: Re: More on marketing
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:42:27 +0200

On 29 Jun 2007, at 03:55,  wrote:

> Stating the problem succinctly is easy. A two-word  encapsulation is
> cultural inertia.    However, in order to be useful, this needs   
> fleshing out.

> I   ve already said it over and  over, along with many
> others, but I   ll say it again: (1) Religion is not a major  part  
> of our
> problem, and (2) We in cryonics could in any event at most   
> contribute only a trifle
> to any crusade against religion, and (3) We don   t need  to arouse  
> hostility
> where it doesn   t exist.

This fails to see that the church is the vehicle of culture in almost  
all societies. However, it is true that the cryonics movement at the  
moment is not in a position to confront the dominant religious  
organizations. In fact, it may never be in such a position, since it  
doesn't offer the full range of services that those organizations  
offer. Thus, there is a short range and a long range argument that  
pull in different directions.

Overcoming cultural inertia requires a vehicle of culture accepting  
cryonics. That means a church like organization. I have put forward  
this proposal repeatedly and even gotten support from the List.  
However, no financial support for even exploring this concept has  
ever materialized.


dss


David Stodolsky    Skype: davidstodolsky

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