Thanks, was interesting that Will Wilkinson said he was probably going to do cryonics--lots of people say that of course but never get around to setting it up. I wish Will had not called cryonics 'scientific resurrection'. I really liked the point that we've had the same lifespan for so long, that our whole society is set up to deal with it-and we don't think in the extreme long term naturally.
It is true that people don't want to think about death, but many buy health insurance and care about what laws are passed towards the end of their lives (they don't say in the piece that people do this for their families).
Man, Robin said that he was 'afraid' of dying, that didn't sound well even though he said he felt he was like everyone. Will said he was not afraid of death, because death is nothing--he is only afraid of suffering.
In all the exposure I think is wonderful, or will be from that. I wish Robin had mentioned some of the studies that actually make cryonics look like it will work (such as the various animal organ studies, especially brains with electrical activity after long term cryonics storage). The science wasn't really addressed, but at least it was put out there "as a possibility" (several times
) and I'm sure many will look up more on the subject after having watched that.
That would be fun to do (blog head TV)
