X-Message-Number: 305 From att!csvax.cs.caltech.edu!symult!hal Tue Apr 16 14:35:22 PDT 1991 Date: Tue, 16 Apr 91 14:35:22 PDT From: symult! (Hal Finney) Message-Id: <> To: whscad1.att.com! Subject: cryonics #299 - Re: Motivation for Reanimation One of the things I worry about for the future is the possibility that people will be much smarter. If they have all this control over DNA, etc., wouldn't it make sense to use it to enhance intelligence? If this were to happen, a frozen person with his primitive mind might be effectively sub-human. It might be hard for these future people to find a place in their society for such a person. True, there will be other 20th century cavemen frozen with him, and perhaps a little colony could be set up somewhere for them to live in, but is it really kind to revive a person into such a life? Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=305