From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Mon Aug 11 1997 - 08:52:01 MDT
From: Brent Allsop <allsop@swttools.fc.hp.com>
>So anyway, let me ask you a question I've been struggling with
>about what the proper behavior should be. Lets say you have a
>very close loved one. Say it is one of your children or
>something. Lets say he's about 17 years old and you know that
>throughout his life he has consistently expressed a desire to not
>be cryonically preserved possibly because he is a totally
>convinced member of some religion which is against it. Let's call
>him Jeff. You figure Jeff hasn't really seriously considered
>dieing or whether he would really want to be preserved because he
>is so young even though he has several times explicitly said to
>you he did not want to make any effort to be preserved.
Jeff has made his wishes clear
>"Do we preserve him or don't we?"
If you are a libertarian....... no.
>What would you tell them to do?
I would respect his wishes in this matter.
>I ask anyone that is a better moral expert than I, what should
>I do?
Morals are an individual matter, (therefore beyond experts) we are
responsible for our actions, unless mentally disabled. You should
do what you think best, but you should also take responsibility for
your actions, and realize if revived, Jeff may chose to have
nothing to do with you for ignoring his wishes.
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