ciphergoth comments on This Didn't Have To Happen - Less Wrong

22 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 23 April 2009 07:07PM

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Comment author: ciphergoth 24 April 2009 05:13:44PM 0 points [-]

Has anyone ever heard of a theist signing up for cryonics? That would seem very odd.

Comment author: Annoyance 24 April 2009 05:28:29PM 3 points [-]

Theists don't necessarily believe in an afterlife. People who believe in an afterlife (whether theists or not) don't necessarily think it will be preferable to this life, either.

Comment author: komponisto 24 April 2009 07:30:38PM 0 points [-]

I don't see why they shouldn't, given that most of them don't refuse (other) medical care.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 24 April 2009 06:48:34PM 0 points [-]

It's been known to happen.

Comment author: mattnewport 24 April 2009 06:52:15PM 3 points [-]

I guess you could make a sort of reverse Pascal's Wager argument for it - if it turns out that there is no immortal soul after all then you've got a backup plan.