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Will cryogenics work?

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HellKnight asked:


I want to sign my body up for cryogenics, because there may be a chance that in the future, with improved technology that bodys that are preserved well enough could be revived. What do you think about cryogenics? Do you think it could work?

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5 Responses to “Will cryogenics work?”

  1. fendergrl97 on August 7th, 2008 11:37 pm

    Eventually we may be able to revive bodies, but it is a long way off. I personally wouldn’t do it… first, I have little faith that when the technology did exist, they’d actually revive me (company out of business, etc), and second, why would I want to be in a world where i know noone, have no money, no immunity to modern diseases, no knowledge of the world!

  2. Ryan N on August 9th, 2008 12:00 pm

    will never work, once your cells are frozen, irreversible damage is done to them, it can never be fixed, that is my opinion

    only sign up if it’s free

  3. Bob D on August 10th, 2008 5:06 am

    While cryogenics, in and of itself today, is not a viable solution for living beyond your years or death. Cryogenics is based upon the idea that something called nanotechnology will advance to the point that it could be used to repair a diseased or damaged body, and then the body could be cloned or in some fashion restored to life. It is true that developments in nanotechnology is advancing rapidly in that direction.

    However, if one wants to extend their useful life span, being cloned is likely the most efficient means for achieving that. Because of the quantum nature of our universe and of consciousness itself, as a true human clone matures, they and their genomic donor are likely to become one and the same person. I realize that there’s nothing in our lives that permits us to relate to that idea, but it may be possible. But think about it. Two identical bodies sharing the same consciousness is similar to one body sharing two consciousness. If you split the two hemispheres of the human brain and isolate the information coming into each eye of that individual, each brain hemisphere will act on that information entirely independent of the other. In fact, the two hemispheres of that brain will not even be aware of each other; thus, two consciousness in one body. I believe that human twin studies and quantum mechanics will show that consciousness is shared between a true human clone and their DNA donor. If so, that fact would change everything; it would change humanity and future possibilities for advancement.

    See: Nanotechnology and Medicine

    Human Cloning Commentary

    O.A.K. Embryonic Holography

  4. joe_devola on August 13th, 2008 3:22 pm

    no, it won’t work, and why bother? cryogenics is for people who fear death, but all things must one day die.

    you should accept your fate. even if they could save your body, they could never save your mind, and that is the essence of your corporeal existence, so what would be the point?

  5. scottsdalehigh64 on August 16th, 2008 12:05 am

    While you are signing up to be frozen at death, what is the funding mechanism that will keep you frozen, then thaw you and finally undo what killed you? This will cost millions of dollars for just you. And you will have no guarantee of success. In summary, it is a good way to get fleeced of your money that you could leave to someone else other than a scammer. Oh, do you think that your great grandchildren would spend their money to have you thawed rather than spend it on their own personal needs? Not likely unless they are filthy rich and want you around for amusement. Sorry to rain on your parade.

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