Should Society Try to Defeat Death?
What is it to call death a problem? I watch the world around me aging with quiet urgency. Friends fade in and out of memory like lights on a stormy shoreline. I am not afraid of endings in the abstract. It’s…
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Ethics, Religion and the Meaning of Death
4 essays examining this part of cryonics history, practice, evidence, or possible futures.
Does Death Give Life Meaning?
I wake to the old question again, the one that sits at the edge of every thought about aging. If life has a limit, does that limit sharpen its meaning or dull it? I look out the window and see the trees along…
Is Choosing Cryonics Selfish?
I am thinking about time the way you think about a jar of honey. It sits on the counter, clear and simple, and you wonder how long it lasts, when to use it, if you should seal the lid and save some for later.…
Is Cryonics Compatible With Religious Belief?
Today I keep returning to one question. If a person believes death is not the end, what does it mean to try to pause death longer? Cryonics sits right in the middle of that question for me. It feels strange. It…