From: den Otter (otter@globalxs.nl)
Date: Sat Jan 17 1998 - 16:30:39 MST
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John K Clark <johnkc@well.com> wrote:
> I want to join the chorus of praise I've been hearing for Jim Halperin's new
> novel "The First Immortal", if it becomes a best seller it could end up
> changing the world as much as "Uncle Tom's Cabin" or "The Origin of Species.
> The great thing is that he describes achieving physical immortality in the
> near future but rebels against the stale convention of crying copious tears
> over how dreadful a world without death would be. Halperin will probably take
> some flack from death worshipers for not sprinkling in stuff about Man
> meddling in God's domain and other pious platitudes throughout his book, it
> seems to be the custom when discussing such matters, but Jim is just too
> original for that and he refuses to pander to the superstitions of the masses.
> This is an important book and I highly recommend it.
The inevitable question arises: is this dude a cryonicist himself, and if not, why?
DdO
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