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Prometheus Project

From: johnkc@well.com Date: Sun, 28 Jul 1996 07:49:17 -0700 To: extropians@extropy.org Subject: The Prometheus Project

On Thursday (July 25) I made a pledge that I will give $1000 a year for 10 years to the Prometheus Project. The idea behind the project is to start a profit making company and obtain one million dollars a year for 10 years “for the purpose of doing the scientific research necessary to convincingly demonstrate and publish in peer reviewed journals, fully reversible brain cryopreservation”. We’re already up to $209,000 a year for 10 years and have been looking for money for less than a month.

I have always thought that Nanotechnology would be needed for reversible brain cryopreservation, but too many people I respect think otherwise for me to ignore the possibility that something much simpler might work. Although small by some standards this would be the largest research project ever undertaken in this area, the largest by far. The low hanging fruit has not been picked yet, so interesting things will certainly be found, and if the goal is actually reached the world will never be the same.

I can’t imagine ever regretting this decision. If it works I’ll be rather proud of myself for helping, and I might even make some money. Gaining immortality wouldn’t be too bad either. If the goal is not reached at least I won’t be tormented with the thought that it failed because people like me had no interest in it.

If you want to find out more about this read sci.cryonics, especially Paul Wakfer’s (70023.3041@compuserve.com) post- ing of July 20, 1996: The Prometheus Project (repost)

On the web look at:

http://www.access.digex.net/~kfl/les/cryonet/ kPrometheusProject.html This is the list of all Cryonet messages mentioning the project.

http://www.access.digex.net/~kfl/les/cryonet/prometheus.html This is a description of the project, and testimonials.

http://www.access.digex.net/~kfl/les/cryonet/ppledges.html This is the list of pledges.

You might also want to subscribe to CryoNet, send email to: majordomo@cryonet.org with the message body (not subject line): subscribe cryonet

John K Clark johnkc@well.com

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