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09/19/2002 Entry: "Weird"
The magazine New Scientist has launched what it describes as "the world's weirdest competition" - the chance to win life after death.
New Scientist brings you the choice of a lifetime.Is it me, or has the world gone stark raving mad?Live Later and have your body cryogenically preserved. Cryonics - the idea of freezing people when they die ready to be revived and restored to health centuries in the future- has always been controversial. Will it ever work? Here's your chance to find out. If you choose the cryonics prize your body will frozen at the Cryonics Institute in Michigan upon your death.
Live Now and jet off to Hawaii with a friend. If you'd rather leave the future to itself New Scientist will fly you and a friend to Hawaii for a week to visit the world's highest observatory. Look back millions of years by viewing the stars from Mauna Kea.
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One of my favourite science fiction authors - Mr. Robert Heinlein - died about fifteen years ago. One story that is told about him is included in a tribute book about his work and life. He was asked by some of the pioneers of cryonics if he would allow himself to be preserved in that fashion... after a moment, he quietly answered no, saying, "How do I know it wouldn't interfere with an afterlife?"
Hmmmmm... *smile*
Posted by Richard B. @ 09/22/2002 01:21 AM CST
Bless you Wood! I thought it was just me :o)
Posted by Richard @ 09/20/2002 09:25 AM CST
Richard, me old fruit, the world's always been stark raving mad.
Posted by Wood @ 09/20/2002 09:23 AM CST
