I challenge the notion of the article and some comments that people make up their minds consciously about that topic. There are good and rational arguments against cryo, but those are rarely heard.
Instead we get snap reactions. But that is not related particularly to this topic, it is a general effect, and deserves general exploration.
We annoying rationalists have to habits to deal with some of the deep rooted topics. And death is one of them. Many rituals are old, strict, rarely talked about or questioned. And some religions have the habit to bury the dead person as fast as technology permits.
An explanation involving biases, thinking errors, and learned arguments seems to me more true than one involving well reasoned and honestly mistaken arguments after a period of actual thinking. Figuring out how that works will not just relate to cryo, but to many other topics as well.
I challenge the notion of the article and some comments that people make up their minds consciously about that topic. There are good and rational arguments against cryo, but those are rarely heard. Instead we get snap reactions. But that is not related particularly to this topic, it is a general effect, and deserves general exploration. We annoying rationalists have to habits to deal with some of the deep rooted topics. And death is one of them. Many rituals are old, strict, rarely talked about or questioned. And some religions have the habit to bury the dead person as fast as technology permits. An explanation involving biases, thinking errors, and learned arguments seems to me more true than one involving well reasoned and honestly mistaken arguments after a period of actual thinking. Figuring out how that works will not just relate to cryo, but to many other topics as well.