In 2009, for reasons unrelated to changes in service as far as I can tell, she began criticizing Alcor as harshly as SA. SA and Alcor have been targets ever since.<
Prior to 2009, I had relatively little knowledge of what went on, at Alcor. When the Johnson book was published, (in 2009), I read a lot of stories, which were already familiar to me, (gossip I had heard at SA), and I did a lot of further reading on Alcor’s own website. As I’m sure Dr. Wowk knows, whenever I dared to question Alcor, or remark on the Johnson book, I was subjected to the usual lies and personal attacks, (as opposed to polite, intelligent opposing arguments and/or explanations). I doubt he’s as mystified by my response, as he states.
Conspicuous by absence have been criticisms of CI...open-circuit perfusion by a mortician for every CI case.<
I saw no reason to criticize CI, (at least, not until the “Cryogirl” and “Temple of Vampire” scandals, which I criticized, extensively), as I believed CI to be accurately representing the (however poor) quality of their services. Dr. Wowk is intelligent enough to realize what I have been objecting to, all these years, is the publishing of information, which might mislead people into believing the quality of services they are purchasing, is significantly greater than what it actually is. I have no idea as to why he seems to find CI’s use of a licensed mortician, (someone skilled in vascular cannulations), to be inferior to some of the laymen, who have attempted to perform surgical procedures, on behalf of SA and/or Alcor.
That (CI’s service), is not even remotely comparable to a hospital hypothermic surgery procedure, but there is no criticism of it.<
Again, why should I have criticized CI’s primitive procedures, when they were forthcoming about the quality of services they were delivering?
What SA and Alcor have in common is that they both aspire to a higher standard of cryonics care than possible with morticians...<
Vraiment? Does Dr. Wowk really believe SA’s Catherine Baldwin, or any other staff member of SA and/or Alcor, (during the time I was making my objections), could deliver a femoral cannulation, with more skill than CI’s mortician? If his “higher standard of cryonics care” means simply putting someone in an ice bath, just about anyone off the street could have supplied that.
Dr. Wowk’s “conspiracy theory” is ridiculous. My goal should have been clear, all along: Cryonics organizations needed to either (a) deliver cutting-edge technology, or (b) be honest about what they were selling. I haven’t kept up with cryonics, for more than a year, (indeed, tonight is the first time I read Dr. Wowk’s 14-month-old post), and I don’t want to spend much time on it, now, but when I see someone as reputable as Dr. Wowk, attempting to paint the situation, (and me!), as something it is not, I must object.
Respected by whom, Dr. Wowk? Other people being funded by LEF, such as yourself? If these two “pillars of the community” are the best you can come up with, Vanguard will mop the floor with Alcor, if their case ever goes to court. Platt has been accused of being dishonest (both privately, and publicly), by an amazing number of individuals, who have had the misfortune of working with him. Harris has committed a number of blunders, such as libeling a medical professional he did not know, (in the interest of protecting a company closely related to Alcor); publishing what appears to be a policy of euthanizing Alcor and/or SA clients who show signs of life during a cryonics procedure; and endorsing laymen having access to propofol.
If your two star witnesses can be proven to have publicly lied, in the interest of protecting Alcor and/or Suspended Animation, (both those companies receive funds from LEF, as does Dr. Wowk’s 21CM), how will their testimony hold up in court.?
The laymen reading this, and other forums, might believe the propaganda Dr. Wowk participates in, but things are likely to go differently, in a court of law. Judging by the published court documents, Vanguard is willing to put up a good fight and, unlike Johnson, they are probably well-funded enough to do so.