X-Message-Number: 6891
Date:  Thu, 12 Sep 96 14:10:57 
From: Dave Pizer <>
Subject: Re: Pizer replies to Wakefer

> From:            (Dave Pizer)
> To:             {}, 
> Subject:        Pizer replies to Wakefer
> Date sent:      12-Sep-1996 13:25:28 pst

> Pizer replies to Wakefer
> 
> Yesterday Paul Wakefer said:
> 
> >      Bob Ettinger has now made it clear in CryoNet Message #6873, that the
> > leadership of both Alcor and CI wish to "compete" with the Prometheus
> > Project, a Project which has been forthrightly non-partisan from its

> > beginning, and which they were both sincerely invited to take part in. It is
> > good to have things out in the open, and at last, know where we stand in
> > relationship to each other. The announcement is doubly welcome because it
> > puts the focus of this forum back to research where it belongs.
> 
> I don't believe Bob Ettinger was speaking for Alcor.  I don't believe it is 
> clear that Alcor wishes to compete with the Prometheus Project (when it 
> becomes a project).

I did not get the impression that CI was going to compete. I got the 
impression they would make decisions at the proper time and do what they 
thought was in the best interest of their members.  In addition, of all the 
cryonics orgainzations and cryonicists, Bob and his group have been 
unsurpassed in cooperating in the past.

 
> I get the impression that Alcor directors are "kinda" waiting to 
> see more on the Prometheus project before taking a stand either way.
> 
> snip
> 
> >      We encourage Visser/Alcor/CI to reveal the details of their research
> > plans so that we and others may assess their value. What has been given so
> > far is inadequate to form either a scientific, or business opinion of its
> > overall value.
> 
> 
> I believe the details of the Visser plan will be revealed when the Vissers 
> choose to publish their results.  In the meantime I think Paul's offer to 
> have Prometheus cooperation between all who want to cooperate is good.
> 
> Since Paul has said that Prometheus will not be ready to accept money for a 
> year or so (until they reach $1,000,000 per year in pledges and all the 
> participants agree on all the details), I hope that Paul will encourage the 
> potential Prometheus pledges to contribute to Alcor's pilot research 
> right now, and to IS's valuable work too, while they are waiting for 
Prometheus to get finalized.


> 
> Just $100,000 right now would help Alcor do some pilot work, and the pilot
> work could be all done before Prometheus is ready to go.
> 
> Thank's for any help.
> 
> Dave
> 


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