I was unconvinced. But attempts to introduce some balance were quickly reverted and got the article locked. I don’t have the Wikipedia editing experience to attempt to win an edit war, but if it’s still the case that
there is not one person who has ever taken the time to read and understand cryonics claims in any detail, still considers it pseudoscience, and has written a paper, article or even a blog post to rebut anything that cryonics advocates actually say.
Then this seems like a problem. The Wikipedia article is often the first hit on web searches for “cryonics”, and so may influence public opinion in a way that may endanger the legal safety of cryonics organizations. Maybe someone should Do Something.
The current Wikipedia article on cryonics states flatly that it is pseudoscience. The citation is: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-09-29-0209290429-story.html which again recites the freezing argument, and says that critics include “nearly all mainstream scientists”, without really saying who.
I was unconvinced. But attempts to introduce some balance were quickly reverted and got the article locked. I don’t have the Wikipedia editing experience to attempt to win an edit war, but if it’s still the case that
Then this seems like a problem. The Wikipedia article is often the first hit on web searches for “cryonics”, and so may influence public opinion in a way that may endanger the legal safety of cryonics organizations. Maybe someone should Do Something.