Zachary_Kurtz comments on death-is-bad-ism going a little bit more mainstream? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: loup-vaillant 24 March 2011 03:26:12PM *  6 points [-]

There's probably an absurdity bias going on in the rejection of cryonics (the dead just don't come back, and frozen people look dead). It also violates tradition (burying and incineration). And in our culture, the mere image of frozen bodies in a fridge has more disgusting connotations than happy ones.

So that's my speculation about why someone who never actually thought about cryonics might reject it. Maybe if we tell those people about these reasons, they could change their mind?

Comment author: Zachary_Kurtz 24 March 2011 03:50:22PM 4 points [-]

Agree with the absurdity bias. For most (even smart) people their exposure to cryonics is things like Woody Allen's Sleeper and Futurama. I almost can't blame them for only seeing the absurd... I'm still trying to come around to it myself.