From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Mon Oct 04 1999 - 15:27:06 MDT
Hal Finney has written,
>In fact, the cryonics contract I signed with Alcor had a wide range of
>possible revival scenarios, including cloning. I had to specify under
>which conditions I would want them to attempt a revival. So in fact
>you can state that you would want them to create a clone in the event
>that other revival methods were not workable. I chose not to, because
>I would not view this as a meaningful form of survival, and I don't have
>any particular love for my genome over other people's.
Thanks for the information, Hal. This reminds me of an earlier thread about
using a clone (minus brain) for a whole body transplant. Repeated operations
would make immortality a reality.
--J. R.
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