Most forms of rejection to cryonics that I’ve seen seem to be pretty intellectual, actually; there’s a bunch of things like cost-benefit analysis and probability estimates going on, etc
That’s really not how most people make their decisions.
Compare that approach to the usual approach: “Hey, death sucks, wanna sign up to get your head frozen so you’ll have a chance at getting thawed in the future?”
There are plenty of ways to tell someone about cryonics that don’t involve a direct plea for them to take action.
That’s really not how most people make their decisions.
Maybe it’s not how most people make their decisions, but I have seen a significant number of people who do reject cryonics on a firmly intellectual basis, both online and in real life. I suppose you could argue that it’s not their true rejection (in fact, it almost certainly isn’t), but even so, that’s evidence against heavy emotions playing a significant part in their decision process.
There are plenty of ways to tell someone about cryonics that don’t involve a direct plea for them to take action.
Yes, but most of them still suffer from the “weirdness factor”.
That’s really not how most people make their decisions.
There are plenty of ways to tell someone about cryonics that don’t involve a direct plea for them to take action.
Maybe it’s not how most people make their decisions, but I have seen a significant number of people who do reject cryonics on a firmly intellectual basis, both online and in real life. I suppose you could argue that it’s not their true rejection (in fact, it almost certainly isn’t), but even so, that’s evidence against heavy emotions playing a significant part in their decision process.
Yes, but most of them still suffer from the “weirdness factor”.