X-Message-Number: 2983
From: Max More <>
Subject: CRYONICS Re: LES Newsletter: Correction for Extropy institute
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 10:29:52 -0700 (PDT)


I want to thank Keith Lynch for including Extropy Institute (ExI) in the 
listing of organizations in his posting of the Life Extesnion Society's 
newsletter last week, and I'd like to make a couple of corrections:

First, the address given was the address for the editor of our member's 
newsletter (who is about to move anyway).  ExI's main address is:
	Extropy Institute
	13428 Maxella Avenue, #273
	Marina Del Rey, CA 90292

	310-398-0375		

Second, I feel that listing Extropy Institute under the heading "Other 
Cryonics Organizations" may mislead people.  We would fit better 
under a title "Futurist Organizations", along with Foresight, and WFS.  
It's true that all the directors of ExI are signed up cryonicists, our values 
and goals are extremely pro-life extension, including cryonics/biostasis 
as _one_ possible means to that end, we discuss cryonics in our journal 
EXTROPY, in our newsletter EXPONENT, and on on e-mail list , thereby 
bringing new people into cryonics.    I believe that the major story on the 
Extropians coming up in the October issue of Wired magazine will link 
us to cryonics quite strongly.

Nevertheless, unlike the Society for Venturism, Extropy Institute 
members need not be cryonicists, nor do we even require our members 
to think cryonics either workable or sensible.  Someone can be extropian 
if they affirm the goal of living an extended and augmented life yet 
doubt the plausibility of cryonics.

Onward!

Max More		
President	Extropy Institute


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