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If the rabbis go around turning it from a deathbed into just a bed, I'm all for it.
Presumably the rabbis think their job is at the very least equally important.
I'm aware of that. To get my approval, they'll have to do be accomplishing something I approve of.
There's two things you could potentially approve of. The rabbis have a set of beliefs, and an algorithm they use to decide how to act on these beliefs.
I am pretty sure you disapprove of the beliefs. But what about the rabbi algorithm is different from the cryonics advocate algorithm? As far as I can tell, they are identical, and I'm sure you're not suggesting they switch to the "Do what Luke_A_Somers approves of, rather than what I think is right" algorithm.
Furthermore, I think the objection that the cryonics advocate is being distasteful is an objection to the algorithm, not to the beliefs.
I can approve of actions without getting into questions about motivations. Especially in murky waters like religion.