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Cryonics could be made pretty cheap if lots more people signed up. It's only expensive because it's an extremely niche market. It's really a tragedy that cryoni
by Houshalter 10y ago
Cryonics could be made pretty cheap if lots more people signed up. It's only expensive because it's an extremely niche market. It's really a tragedy that cryonics isn't the default option. Even if you think it's unlikely to work, even a small chance at saving so many lives is worth it.
Cryonics almost certainly works. They use chemicals which prevent the formation of ice crystals. Which is like 90% of the reason most animals can't survive being frozen. They've demonstrated certain organs can be revived from cryopreservation - a rabbit kidney was frozen and then successfully revived. Which is incredible. And even if we don't have the technology to revive everything today, I do believe it will be possible in the future. The point of cryopreservation is that everything is preserved completely. The information in your brain - what makes you you, is preserved.
- astrodust 10y agoWake me up when they've successfully thawed an otherwise healthy person after a period of a year. Until then I'm going to insist it's a cash grab because it's completely unproven.
- Houshalter 10y agoWhat you ask for is impossible and you know it. No one has ever claimed that we will have the tech to revive a human being in a year. That is impossible with current technology. All I am saying is that it's very likely to be possible with future technology. Unless you are claiming that technology is going to magically stop advancing right now in 2016, it's a good idea to get cryopreserved.