Ok, it’s an argument against a specific argument for cryonics. I’m ok with that (it was a bad argument for cryonics to start with). Cryonics does have a lot of problems, not least of which is cost. The money spent annually on life insurance premiums for cryopreservation of a ridiculously tiny segment of the population is comparable to the research budget for SENS which would benefit everybody. What is up with that.
That said, I’m still signing up for Alcor. But I’m aware of the issues :\
It’s an argument against “even if you think the chance of cryonics working is low, you should do it because if it works, it’s a very big benefit”.
Ok, it’s an argument against a specific argument for cryonics. I’m ok with that (it was a bad argument for cryonics to start with). Cryonics does have a lot of problems, not least of which is cost. The money spent annually on life insurance premiums for cryopreservation of a ridiculously tiny segment of the population is comparable to the research budget for SENS which would benefit everybody. What is up with that.
That said, I’m still signing up for Alcor. But I’m aware of the issues :\