From: Randy (cryon@mindspring.com)
Date: Sun Nov 22 1998 - 10:08:40 MST
On Sat, 21 Nov 1998 09:54:26 -0600, you wrote:
>As part of a recent psychological evaluation of an 11 year old girl, I asked
>her what she would say if she were given three wishes. I can only recall
>two
>of the wishes off the top of my head:
>
>(1) I wish everyone in the world were atheists, and
>(2) I wish I were immortal.
When I was a 7th grade teacher in South Texas several years ago, I
introduced the cryonics idea though reading/writing exercises.
There were a few kids who thought they might go for the idea (maybe
5%).
Perhaps if an idea like the inevitability of death, and even that
under many circumstances, death is right, runs around in the human
brain for a long time, it becomes indelible. And so therefore the hard
road that cryonics and tranhumanism must face.
>
>Hmmm, a transhumanist in the making. I did find out that her parents are
>atheists, but don't know about their views on life extension. Anyway,
>that's
>the first time I've ever heard a child say things like that.
>
>Scott
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