X-Message-Number: 6833
From:  (hEpCaT)
Subject: Platt on Leary.
Date: Sun, 1 Sep 1996 12:09:31 -0700 (PDT)

In his CryoNet message yesterday, Charles Platt said that some Alcor
director's (and myself) are solely out to damage the reputation of
CryoCare. He went on to say that CryoCare has always minded its own
business even though certain Alcor patients may have died under
regrettable circumstances, and also that CryoCare never criticized an
Alcor suspension. Well, after they were formed they first posted on this
list a very long and detailed criticism of an Alcor nothern California
suspension. This set the tone for things to come. 

As for CryoCare's illustrious reputation, I'd say Platt did a pretty good
job of making their intentions well known (see his article at
http://www.cryocare.org/leary/)-- Timothy Leary revoked his suspension
arrangements after Platt and Darwin gave up on him and made it clear to
him and his family that they thought they were lower than dogshit (does
anyone think that Timothy wasn't perceptive enough to pick up on the
attitude that Platt showed us in that article?). No? But if he trusted
CryoCare enough to make the switch from Alcor, I can only imagine that it
must have been pretty insulting to have his only hope torn away from him.
In all my years as an Alcor member, I have come to realize one thing, and
that is that the people at Alcor are deeply affected by the dying process
and even more outraged by the maliciousness of others ESPECIALLY when it
prevents a cryonic suspension. I wish that those who are supposedly
responsible could be a little more honest with themselves about their own
limitations so they don't preclude the suspensions of anymore potential
immortals. -dc

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