jimrandomh comments on Normal Cryonics - Less Wrong

58 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 19 January 2010 07:08PM

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Comment author: jimrandomh 14 November 2010 01:55:25AM *  1 point [-]

This is slightly misleading, since the difficulty is not in restarting the reactions, but in repairing the damage sustained between death and preservation, repairing damage caused by the preservation process, and undoing the vitrification itself. These are hard problems, but they are well enough understood that we think we can predict which research paths will eventually lead to solutions, and what those solutions will look like in broad terms.

Comment author: lsparrish 14 November 2010 03:05:00AM 1 point [-]

The original comment didn't say anything about structural damage or toxicity, just electrical activity and ongoing chemical reactions, which are non-issues.

Comment author: Perplexed 14 November 2010 02:17:31AM 1 point [-]

Right. I was assuming essentially no damage between death and preservation. Current practice is far from this ideal, as I understand it.