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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:58:49 EST
Subject: Bill O' Rights -- a long shot but a chance

I have a suggestion for the Bill O' Rights situation. It may seem harsh but  
it is logical, and I'd use it myself if I were in this situation. 
 
It appears Mr. O'Rights is nearing the end, and there is only $13,000 in  his 
fund, whereas $28,000+ is needed for a CI suspension. If it becomes clear  

that no more will come in in time, and if he is within hours of death, then his
representative should gamble.
 
For convenience let us suppose he has half enough. So his representative  

goes to Las Vegas and puts the full sum on the red on a roulette  table. The bet
is double-or-nothing. Red, he's preserved, black he is  permanently dead. 
 
It seems an awful thing to do, but consider the alternative: He dies with  
half the needed funds and is not preserved, so he is permanently dead, 100%  
probability. The money remains in his account does him no good at all. By  

gambling he has a 50-50 chance. And cryonics itself is a bet on future  
technology, 
and no one knows whether any of us will win.  We all place our bets and hope.
 
If he decides to go with this he should make it clear to anyone who might  
possibly come up with the extra money required, so they make it clear whether  
they will or not. It would be terrible if his representative bet $14,000 and  
lost it, and an hour later a contribution of $14,000 arrived. So a potential  
contributor should not wait until the last minute.
 
I don't like to write this. We all wish he had the full needed  amount. We 
all wish he could just be cured. But he can't be cured and the money  isn't 
there. And if the idea is not broached now it will be too late.
 
I hope others will discuss this plan. I hate to suggest it  alone.
 
Alan Mole 
(Disclosure: I am a CI Director, which might in some way bias me, and  
readers should consider this in pondering the idea.)
 
 
 
 



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