X-Message-Number: 8763 Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 14:00:24 -0500 From: Saul Kent <> Subject: Cryonet: Chances Of Survival Jim Yount says that: "To me the value of research is in REALLY improving MY chances." I agree with this. However, other factors are also important in improving our chances. They include greater credibility for cryonics, greater acceptance of cryonics in society, the passage of laws allowing human cryopreservation before legal death, and a greater number of people committed to the idea. I assume that research will lead to perfected suspended animation, = which will lead to all of the above, which, in turn, will improve our chances of survival, not only by having a perfected method to preserve us, but also by improving our chances of being preserved by that method, and improving our chances of revival after we're preserved. I further believe it will lead to higher funding for anti-aging research, which will improve our chances of survival without the need for cryonics. My assumption that research will lead to perfected suspended animation is based upon the fact that I have already funded research which has moved us closer to suspended animation, and my intention to continue funding that research until it *is* pefected. There are a good number of people in the cryonics community who can accelerate the timetable for perfected suspended animation by investing their money in research as I have done. I urge them to do so. My assumption that perfected suspended animation will lead to huge growth in cryonics is based upon the knowledge I gained in helping to recruit members in the past, and my intention to commit major funding and time to selling cryonics to the world after suspended animation is perfected. ---Saul Kent Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=8763