X-Message-Number: 9476 Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 12:18:28 -0400 (EDT) From: "Henry R. Hirsch" <> Subject: Tolerance Friends, this is a plea for tolerance. I've met a number of cryonics people and have, as a stranger with nothing to recommend me but the cryonics connection, been shown incredible hospitality. But something bad happens when we sit down in front of the little screen with the keyboard. Please ask yourselves before you type, "Is it possible that he is a little bit right, and I am a little bit wrong?" Those of us who are scientists, those of us who have a long-standing interest in cryonics, will not be deflected from our course by the attacks and counterattacks, but newcomers may give up. In fact, it is a good thing that different protocols are available. It offers us a chance to use our judgment as to which we prefer and how much money we want to pay to support our choices. It may be a hundred years or more before we know which provider does the best job. Maybe all are adequate, maybe none. In the meantime, let us each advance his own ideas while minimizing criticism of our colleagues. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry R. Hirsch Department of Physiology Phone: (606)323-5438 MS508 Chandler Medical Center Fax: (606)323-1070 University of Kentucky E-Mail: Lexington, KY 40536-0084 USA Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=9476