Being able to die gallantly doesn’t imply that you should or will die gallantly, only that, should the necessity arise…
Unfortunately, Heinlein reportedly refused cryonics (offered without cost to him, if I recall correctly) because he believed it might interfere with reincarnation. From reading the just-out first volume of his biography, it seems quite likely that he was serious.
Being able to die gallantly doesn’t imply that you should or will die gallantly, only that, should the necessity arise…
Unfortunately, Heinlein reportedly refused cryonics (offered without cost to him, if I recall correctly) because he believed it might interfere with reincarnation. From reading the just-out first volume of his biography, it seems quite likely that he was serious.