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Comment author: gwern 02 February 2012 05:38:28PM 12 points [-]

Freezing things makes water expand and burst the fragile parts of your brain.

Freezing canard: proof you have not read the cryonics literature. Instant downvote.

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Comment author: komponisto 02 February 2012 05:51:38PM 15 points [-]

if you don't want your beleifs questioned you're doing the right thing [by downvoting]

That is true; however the converse ("if you do want your beliefs questioned, you're doing the wrong thing") isn't.

Comment author: gwern 02 February 2012 05:47:36PM 6 points [-]

Because spending the time to look up references solid enough that they cannot be glibly rejected indicates that I think someone is worth educating, that I can educate them, or it's a sign of respect.

None of those three are true. So if you think you are right, you are free to bring your own references to the table.

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Comment author: faul_sname 02 February 2012 08:41:27PM 9 points [-]

Yes, you can get up votes here if you don't think cryonics will work. You got down voted for rejecting it out of hand without doing any research.

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Comment author: faul_sname 02 February 2012 09:15:36PM 7 points [-]

I downvoted you not because I disagree with your stance on cryonics (in fact I share it), but because you didn't link to or provide the material that convinced you of the unfeasibility of cryonics, or what could make you change your mind (i.e. successful revival of a primate).

Comment author: JoshuaZ 03 February 2012 04:17:09AM * 8 points [-]

(i.e. successful revival of a primate

Minor nitpick that is worth noting because a lot of highly educated people use this as a signaling issue for education level: "e.g." is for an example. "i.e" is for restating something.

Comment author: faul_sname 03 February 2012 04:50:59AM 5 points [-]

Really? I always thought i.e. stood for "individual example". I'm really not sure where I got that idea, now that I think about it. Thanks for the pointer.

Comment author: saturn 04 February 2012 11:20:35PM 5 points [-]

They are Latin abbreviations. i.e. stands for "id est" meaning "that is" or "that means", e.g. stands for "exempli gratia" meaning "for the sake of example".

Comment author: komponisto 05 February 2012 08:41:38PM 0 points [-]

A mnemonic that helped me before I knew the Latin: "i.e." = "in other words".

Comment author: RobertLumley 05 February 2012 01:44:15PM 1 point [-]

Thanks! I never knew that.

Comment author: gwern 02 February 2012 05:58:01PM 4 points [-]

You're pointing to a grad student - not even a cryobiologist. Try googling "kidney cryobiology".

In isolated conditions, we can prevent this by adding glycerine which helps sustain the cell wall

Isolated indeed.

Comment author: Grognor 02 February 2012 07:52:47PM 5 points [-]

Please, never post on Less Wrong again.

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