X-Message-Number: 9899 Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 22:18:08 -0400 From: Saul Kent <> Subject: Affordability And Skepticism Thomas Donaldson says (9891) that solving "the problem of revival" requires that we find a method that not only works, but is also "affordable". That's true, but even a very expensive method of crypreservation will be affordable to some, and the better our methods of cryopreservation, the more we'll discover about the chances of those cryopreserved with poorer, but more affordable methods. Moreover, a perfected method of cryopreservation will lead to the kind of credibility that will make affordability a societal issue as well as a private one. Martin R. Olah (9892) is curious about how cryonics is likely to be dealt with by "the skeptic community". He mentions James ("The Amazing") Randi as one such skeptic. I discussed cryonics with Randi on his radio show in New York about 1970 or so. As I recall, Randi did not display any significant skepticism about cryonics on that occasion. His questioning of me was quite respectful, and he did not appear to share the negative opinions of some of the callers to the show. ---Saul Kent Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=9899