X-Message-Number: 6765
Date: 18 Aug 96 04:10:12 EDT
From: Paul Wakfer <>
Subject: Letter to the Editor of VMN

     My thanks go to Mike Perry for his generally excellent coverage of the
Prometheus Project in Venturist Monthly News Vol 8(7). There are, however,
three points which I would like to correct and to clarify.

     The "prominent cryobiologist" which you mentioned is currently acting as
our science advisor and is very interested in the Project. It is unknown at
this time whether or not he will be available to be the Principal
Investigator for the Project research.

     The Prometheus Project does not advocate the pursuit of its research
goal to the exclusion of any other worthwhile cryonics research or promotion.
However, I believe that it is inappropriate for others to talk as if the
pledged funds are in some sense *available* money which cryonics leaders
should then decide how to spend. The fact is that these potential funds are
not yet money available for anything, and furthermore, they would not have
materialized except by my efforts and for the purpose of the research goal
which has been set for the Prometheus Project. If others wish to raise funds
for their own pet research or other cryonics promoting purposes, they are of
course entirely welcome to try.

     Finally, I have never called for the Prometheus Project to be "a joint
effort involving different cryonics groups". Before starting the Project I
was well aware of the cryonics organizations' "tradition of fierce
independence" and their lack of cooperation towards one another. That is why
it was made a Project of individual cryonicists and life-extensionists
completely independent of the cryonics organizations and not needing them to
cooperate with each other. All that has been asked of the organizations is:
1) that they should publicize Prometheus Project information and carry the
schedule of public meetings as it is available, and 2) that for the benefit
of themselves and their members, they should be willing to accept donation
pledges and to make share purchases with the resulting donations when the
time comes for the Project to begin.


-- Paul --

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