Cryonics

[ciphergoth]

I'm considering signing up with the Cryonics Institute. Are you signed up? I'd be interested to hear your reasons why or why not. It does of course sound crazy, but when you press past that initial reaction to find out why it's crazy, I haven't heard a really satisfactory argument yet, and I'm interested to hear what people think. There are many reasons it might not work, but are there reasons to think it's really unlikely to work? How likely does recovery need to be for it to be worth it?

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[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

So if it were much cheaper, like £10-20 a month, you'd be much more tempted to sign up?

[calum]

Actually, no, personally, I wouldn't. I believe something leaves your body when you die, and I cant imagine that you could bring someone back to life years later. But that's my spiritual perspective, and I dont expect others to agree with it - if I didnt feel that way, £10-20 a month would make a lot more sense than $30,000 on death.

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

I'm not really competent to debate what the implications of this belief are so I won't push this, but whatever it is that you believe leaves people doesn't leave them when their heart stops, so why do you think it would leave a cryopreserved person?

[calum]

I guess Im not competant to say that it does leave a cryopreserved person..

I've seen a few people die. I was pretty sure I could tell when that something left them. Other people present felt the same. It wasnt immediately when their heart stopped, etc.. So, maybe (assuming my belief is true here) you could prevent that by preserving them before it went?

I really dont know. Its just another factor in the gamble as to whether this is a good idea for me, personally.. And it leans me towards no.