X-Message-Number: 4918
Date:  Sep 95 12:59:12 EDT
From: "Kent, Saul" <>
Subject: Straight Freeze

	Brook Norton asks me why I took "great exception" to his recent
suggestion "...that an option to have a less expensive straight freeze
would be desireable because it's not unreasonable to believe that should
reanimation of patients suspended with cryoprotectant become possible,
then shortly thereafter, reanimation of straight freeze patients may also
become possible." He says I gave "no reasons" as to "why this is an
unreasonable approach."
	The primary reason I consider his approach to be unreasonable was
stated in my last message. It is because of the fact that NO CRYONICS
COMPANY CURRENTLY OFFERS A STRIGHT-FREEZE OPTION, NOR TO MY KNOWLEDGE DO
ANY COMPANIES INTEND TO OFFER IT IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE! The fact that
Mr. Norton says he is not interested in starting a cryonics company, but
is simply making a "suggestion" to existing companies underscores my
point. Unless he has strong evidence that one of the existing companies
expects to offer straight freezing in the foreseeable future, Mr.
Norton's suggestion is, in my opinion, unreasonable.
	When a cryonics company offers straight freezing and quotes a
price for it, I (and others) will be able to offer opinions concerning
the comparative value of this option.

---Saul Kent


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