Re: CRYO: Reanimation options

GBurch1@aol.com
Sat, 2 Oct 1999 14:57:10 EDT

In a message dated 99-09-30 14:23:34 EDT, rhanson@gmu.edu (Robin Hanson) wrote:

> >Do people in thinking about cryonics select between the various

> >options I can see: ...
> > (b) Reanimate using the first upload technology. ...
>
> That is my choice. I expect the first unfrozen will be uploads,
> and the first uploads will be the unfrozen.

Same here. If I have to go down for the cold sleep, I don't expect to be initially reanimated as a meat machine. And, having the advantages and options available to an upload, it seems hard to imagine choosing the limitations of an original model (even augmented) organic human body again.

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