Max writes:
Some organizations build vehicles. Others develop software. Alcor aims to allow its members to beat death. (I say “beat” not “cheat” because, of course, death isn’t a person with any kind of legitimate claim.)
I've said something similar for quite awhile now. The phrase "cheating death" projects the theory of mind to where it doesn't belong, and it frames cryonics as an inherently immoral activity.
Thirty years ago I was quite hopeful that, by now, we would have made major progress toward that goal. But we haven’t. That fact is one of the major reasons why I applied for the job of Alcor president and CEO. We probably won’t find a cure for aging very soon. Many of us need another path to the future. Cryonics seems to be the only plausible option.
Welcome to the real 21st Century, Max. I've pointed out the improgression in the things which really matter for years, and I have no patience left for the transhumanist and singularitarian goofs (notable example) who keep prattling about "immortality" in this century. Let's see what Max can do to reverse cryonics' decline.
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