ChristianKl comments on Cryonics: peace of mind vs. immortality - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ChristianKl 24 June 2015 04:35:09PM 9 points [-]

If I remember right the estimation of successful revival via cryonics by LW people who are signed up for cryonics is <0.2. I don't see how that is supposed to produce peace of mind.

Comment author: satt 24 June 2015 11:51:43PM 7 points [-]

Once one's done all one reasonably can about a problem, one can stop worrying about it, even if the problem's still there. No point wringing one's hands about what one can't change.

Granted, I doubt most people's minds actually operate on that principle. Futilely dwelling on a problem seems to be quite common.

Comment author: ChristianKl 25 June 2015 11:11:32AM 5 points [-]

There are a lot of choices for healthier living that most people don't take. Not thinking about your health because you are signed up for cryonics seems to be a bad strategy,

Comment author: [deleted] 26 June 2015 12:24:40AM 1 point [-]

Granted, I doubt most people's minds actually operate on that principle.

Mine does some of the time, and when it doesn't, I try to force it to do so.

Comment author: Nate646 27 June 2015 01:20:28PM 1 point [-]

It could well be, that their estimation of a successful revival is significantly higher than they are letting on.

Comment author: ChristianKl 27 June 2015 03:11:10PM 1 point [-]

I don't know what you mean with "letting on". The census asked very directly for a probability value of successful revival.

Comment author: Nate646 10 July 2015 06:19:15AM 0 points [-]

I don't know what you mean with "letting on". The census asked very directly for a probability value of successful revival.>

I mean that their actual revival estimate may be a lot higher than they are willing to acknowledge, which would explain the peace of mind.