X-Message-Number: 84 From arpa!Xerox.COM!merkle.pa Thu Apr 27 15:02:32 PDT 1989 Received: from Salvador.ms by ArpaGateway.ms ; 27 APR 89 15:02:26 PDT Date: Thu, 27 Apr 89 15:02:32 PDT From: Subject: Article on cryonics in May 1989 Longevity To: Cc: Message-ID: <> Status: R A recent article on cryonics, "Resurrection for Sale", appeared in the May 1989 issue of Longevity magazine on page 22. Despite the biblical implications of the title, the article did mention nanotechnology and cell repair machines. The article said "The science behind Alcor's unusual approach to lengevity is highly controversial. So are the laws." It then discusses the Dick Jones suspension, mentions the Dora Kent case, describes the Alcor facilities, and generally provides information on the subject of cryonics. In reference to the Dora Kent case, the article quotes Mike Darwin as saying "I must have been brain dead to have brought her in here". It also says that David Mitchell, chief of the Office of the State Registrar, says he has no opinion about whether cryonics will ever work. Again, Arthur Rowe, M.D., editor-in-chief of Cryobiology, is quoted as saying "To believe in cryonics, you would have to believe you could make a cow from hamburger." This is an interesting statement. Cows are now commonly manufactured by other cows. A sufficient quantity of hamburger could be used today as fertilizer for grass, which could in turn be used to raise cows. It would appear that the manufacture of cows from hamburger is feasible..... Hans Moravec is quoted as saying "While none of these [cryonic] approaches are feasible at the present time, none are demonstrably at variance with known physical laws." Timothy Leary is quoted as saying cryonics "is the second dumbest idea in the world. Number one is letting them put you in a coffin and letting the worms eat you." Longevity's coverage of cryonics has become much more favorable in tone over the course of the last few years. Earlier articles implied it was insane, and possibly criminal. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=84