On 2/10/2003 9:03:20 PM, Jennifer Wood wrote:

>Who is to say that the person
>will like the world they are
>getting "revived" back into?
>What if we are at war when
>they are revived? Or what if
>they have brain damage while
>being revived and end up worse
>than when they were preserved?

I agree with the first comment. If we go by the facts of evolution that has already taken place in history, then we can logically say that no stagnation will occur within the time period one is frozen. The question of "will that person like the new world?" is a valid one. There's a high chance they will not fit in because of technology changes and attitudinal changes worldwide. There's also the chance they could become a celebrity and not have to worry about the daily cares of our current world: bills, job stress, politics, relationship woes. Now on to the second comment. I don't think any cryonic community or organization with more than half a wit will revive someone during time of war. That's just asking for trouble. Not only will the subject in question be angry they were brought back to a time of war (probably a world they weren't hoping for) but then they will be dissapointed in getting frozen at all. I surmise that people undergoing cryonics are expecting a better world than what they left; anything less will be a huge kick in the groin. They will probably just ask to have euthanasia induced and be done with it. The third comment i can't go at length about because i have no thoughts on it. I do wonder what would happen legally if a cryonic org screwed up the procedure and left a person disabled in some fashion. Who would be responsible: The patient for undergoing (in their old world) a groundbreaking procedure or the org for not taking into account the risks of the revival?