dclayh comments on Christopher Hitchens and Cryonics - Less Wrong

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Comment author: dclayh 09 August 2010 06:12:33AM *  3 points [-]

Okay, the people who promote a certain cluster of ideas centering on skepticism, rationalism, atheism and libertarianism, in the U.S. and culturally connected nations. (Which, yes, is quite close to "people I admire". I wasn't trying to claim it was especially surprising, although I am often surprised at just how tight it is.) In particular:

  • Eliezer
  • Robin Hanson
  • Steve Landsburg
  • Peter Thiel
  • Patri Friedman
  • James Randi
  • Penn Jillette (and Teller)
  • Adam Savage & Jamie Hynaman
  • Trey Parker & Matt Stone
  • Dawkins
  • Hitchens

and probably some others I can't think of right now.

Comment author: XiXiDu 09 August 2010 03:32:48PM 4 points [-]

Some may not know this, Steven Landsburg is a member here since I posted a quotation from his latest book. Here is a highly interesting discussion that resulted from it.

Comment author: MatthewB 09 August 2010 03:19:26PM 4 points [-]

How About Eliezer, Peter Thiel, Peter Diamandis, done... I know that Peter Diamandis would NOT be turned away by Hitchens... Now, it is just a matter of getting ahold of a few mullionaire/billionaire types...

Comment author: ciphergoth 09 August 2010 03:54:09PM 2 points [-]

This is a tempting approach. I'm guessing, though, that if Diamandis was going to go around promoting cryonics to his friends, he'd have done it already; but maybe he'd be sympathetic enough to pass on a letter, or something?