Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucsd!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!nanotech From: merkle.pa@xerox.com Newsgroups: sci.nanotech Subject: Re: The Cryonics Conspiracy ?!? Message-ID: Date: 8 Sep 89 01:51:47 GMT Sender: nanotech@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 34 Approved: nanotech@aramis.rutgers.edu mmm@cup.portal.com in <8908230339.AA04755@athos.rutgers.edu> said: >the cryonicists might decide that a depopulated >Earth would be the utopia for the cryonic population. They might set events >in motion which would wipe out all or most of the living population, in order >that the cryonicists would weather the crisis and return to a virgin Earth. I suspect this person is not serious..... >I have been informed by dedicated cryonicists that arrangements made through >Alcor involve a little something called "the mummy's curse". This is a >provision by which the money left for the maintenance of a cryonically- >suspended body will be used to persecute the responsible parties, in the >event the body is defrosted or otherwise rendered unusable for re-animation. In case anyone believes this, I should point out that Alcor sells a booklet called "Signing Up Made Simple" (over 100 pages) for $10 (available from Alcor, 12327 Doherty St., Riverside, CA 92503) which has sample copies of all the legal documents required for suspension. No mention of "the mummy's curse," no mention of persecution, etc. The section covering what to do with the suspension funds if suspension is not possible basically provides three alternatives: (1) the money goes to Alcor, (2) the money goes to a beneficiary you designate or (3) attach a separate sheet detailing your wishes. Somehow, I think mmm@cup.portal.com is (to understate the case) biased. The information he provides on cryonics is certainly inaccurate and should be ignored. [I had assumed the original posting was primarily tongue-in-cheek... --JoSH]