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I don't think we're close enough to a viable restoration procedure that we need to think about this too hard. When we are, we'll see what kinds of testing we need.
I wasn't thinking about it TOO hard, just considering whether it would be a realistic option and weighing the pros and cons.
How far along is the research on bringing people back? What I found was general information and promises of future medicine potential, etc.
The future is nice to think about - I get caught up in it myself. But I'm wondering about tackling these things before they come up, or at least having a better understanding of it. I'm not a cryonicist.
Cryonicist. Cryogenics is actually the practice of producing cold temperatures rather than freezing people. It's a common point of confusion.
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XKCD didn't help here: http://xkcd.com/989/