gwern comments on Stupid Questions Open Thread Round 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Arran_Stirton 22 April 2012 06:49:39PM *  0 points [-]

So, who exactly do you expect to be doing this analysis?

No idea. Particularly if all cryobiologists are so committed to discrediting cryonics that they'll ignore/distort the relevant science. I'm not sure how banning cryonicists* from the cryobiology association is a bad thing though. Personally I think organisations like the American Psychiatric Association should follow suit and ban all those with financial ties to pharmaceutical companies.

I just want to know how far cryonics needs to go in preventing information-theoretic death in order to allow people to be "brought back to life" and to what extent current cryonics can fulfil that criterion.

* This is assuming that by cryonicists you mean people who work for cryonics institutes or people who support cryonics without having an academic background in cryobiology.

Comment author: gwern 22 April 2012 06:58:39PM 2 points [-]

This is assuming that by cryonicists you mean people who work for cryonics institutes or people who support cryonics without having an academic background in cryobiology.

No.

Comment author: Arran_Stirton 22 April 2012 07:31:13PM 0 points [-]

So the by-law bans anyone sympathetic to cryonics?

Comment author: [deleted] 22 April 2012 07:36:53PM 2 points [-]
Comment author: Arran_Stirton 22 April 2012 08:17:27PM 0 points [-]

Thanks!

I'm starting to suspect that my dream of finding an impartial analysis of cryonics is doomed to be forever unfulfilled...

Comment author: David_Gerard 23 April 2012 06:15:37PM -1 points [-]

There are cryobiologists who are cryonicists, e,g. the authors of this paper.

Comment author: gwern 23 April 2012 06:49:13PM 1 point [-]

The paper does not mention cryonics, nor does the lead author's bio mention being a member of the Society for Cryobiology.