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Many years ago in The Immortalist (now Long Life), there was a column authored by one Robert Brakeman. If you’re a fan of Seinfeld (and I’m not) then Brakeman was a genius, because he did in print what Seinfeld … Continue reading
Posted in Administrative, Cryonics Philosophy, Philosophy
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The Logical and Intellectual Bankruptcy of Christianity
by Mike Darwin I can remember, with unfortunate precision, when I ceased to believe in God. Please note the emphasis on the “I” and the capitalization of God. I was seven years old and being prepared for my First Communion … Continue reading
Posted in Cryonics Biography, Cryonics Philosophy, Culture & Propaganda, Philosophy
Tagged Alcor Life Extension Foundation, bayesian logic, cryobiology, cryonics, cryonics and christianity, cryonics and religion, mike darwin, religion and evolution, religion and logic, religion and science, suspended animation
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ii Mirror mirror hanging on the wall, CryoX: Birth of NeoInsurgent Cryonicst
By CryoX {This is a work of fiction {or is it?} Mirror mirror hanging on the wall You don’t have to tell me who’s the biggest fool of all Mirror mirror I wish you could lie to me And bring … Continue reading
Posted in Cryonics Philosophy, Culture & Propaganda, Economics, Philosophy
Tagged Alcor, Alcor Life Extension Foundation, body freezing, brain cryopreservation, brain freezing, CNS cryobiology, cryogenics, cryonics, cryonics communications, cryonics failure, cryonics finances, cryonics oublic image, cryonics public relartions, cryonics sales, extropy, infinity mirror, kurzweil, Max More, merkle, Natasha More, ray kurzweil, suspended animation
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i Birth of a NeoInsurgent Cryonicst
By CryoX Illustrations by Mike Darwin This is a work of fiction {or is it?} We Froze the First Fly. Great title. I could have written it. I should have written it. I’m an insect endocrinologist. This futon in the … Continue reading
Posted in Cryobiology, Cryonics History, Cryonics Philosophy, Culturomics, Philosophy
Tagged arthur rowe, bathhouse, body freezing, CNS cryobiology, connectome, cryobiology, cryonic suspension, cryonics, cryonics ethics, cryonics morality, drosophila, freezing, frozen flies, frozen fruit flies, gay men, mike darwin, neuropreservation, proline, science fair, susan boyle, suspended animation
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Three Strikes and You’re Out!
By Mike Darwin Left: Science Fiction writer Fred Pohl, with friend. Predicting the future is a tough business. It is an especially tough business when it is proposed that the prediction be highly specific and technically accurate. Say, akin to … Continue reading
Posted in Cryonics Biography, Cryonics History, Cryonics Philosophy, Culture & Propaganda, Philosophy
Tagged body freezing, brain cryopreservation, CNS cryobiology, connectome, cryonic suspension, cryonics, fred pohl, fred pohl and immortality, frederick pohl, head freezing, immortality, mike darwin, mike darwin and fred pohl, neuropreservation, robert ettinger and fred pohl, science fiction and cryonics, viktor frankel, viktor frankel and cryonics
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Through A Glass Darkly: Obstacles to Envisioning the Future of Cryonics
By Mike Darwin I think every cryonicist carries in his head his own unique model of the “future of cryonics.” Furthermore, I think that each individual cryonicist carries around a largely arbitrary and unique set of standards, rules and … Continue reading
Posted in Cryonics History, Cryonics Philosophy, Philosophy
Tagged Alcor, Alcor Life Extension Foundation, cryonics, cryonics code of standards, cryonics ethics, Cryonics Institute, cryonics morality, cryonics morals, cryonics regulation, future of technology, technological forecasting, the future of cryonics
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Cryonics “Castle”
By Mike Darwin Show: “Castle” Season: 4 Episode: 3, “Head Case” Air Date: 10/03/11 Series Creator: Andrew W. Marlowe Writer: David Grae Characters: Rick Castle, Kate Beckett Location: Los Angeles, CA Photos Credit: ABC/Adam Taylor “Castle” Stars: Nathan Fillion as … Continue reading
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Doing the Time Warp
By Mike Darwin It’s astounding; Time is fleeting; Madness takes its toll. But listen closely… Not for very much longer. I’ve got to keep control. I remember doing the time-warp Drinking those moments when The Blackness would hit me … Continue reading
Fortune and Men’s Eyes
When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes I all alone beweep my outcast state, And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, And look upon myself, and curse my fate, Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, … Continue reading
The Kurzwild Man in the Night
Ray Kurzweil with a portrait of his father. “It’s as if you took a lot of very good food and some dog excrement and blended it all up so that you can’t possibly figure out what’s good or bad. It’s … Continue reading