X-Message-Number: 29844 Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:36:26 -0700 (PDT) From: un person <> Subject: CI , Alcor & terror management theory --0-1916647969-1190219786=:73897 Regarding the recent attacks by CI members (see the Cold Filter forum) on the Alcor and SA methods of cryopreservation and standby protocols, I think what we are seeing here relates to management of the terror of death. These attacks are similar to what happens when adherents of a religion attack nonbelievers--they see these nonbelivers as saying that the adherents will have no afterlife. Terror management theory says that that religion and other similar belief structures help people create a buffer between their everyday lives and their terror of death. Likewise, some CI members are viciously attacking Alcor because they see Alcor's more expensive and elaborate preparations as a statement that CI preparations are inadequate and that therefore CI members will not be revived. So the CI members are reacting the same as Christians (for example) react when atheists say there is no afterlife--they attack because the more elaborate procedures invoke a terror of death in some CI members. It is destroying their spychological buffer against the fear of death. We Alcorians, with our more expensive and elaborate cryopreservation and standby procedures, are threatening the psychological defenses against death that the CI members have prepared using their membership in CI. Well, it's a theory to explain the viciousness of some of the attacks Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. --0-1916647969-1190219786=:73897 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 [ AUTOMATICALLY SKIPPING HTML ENCODING! ] Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=29844