CryoNet #32777 - #32778

CryoNet - Thu 19 Aug 2010

    #32777: Re: Oberon's proposal to stimulate cryonics research  [John de Rivaz]
    #32778: Re: Chinese translation of "Prospect" [David Stodolsky]

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Message #32777
From: "John de Rivaz" <[email protected]>
References: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Oberon's proposal to stimulate cryonics research 
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:14:02 +0100

But there must be activities that only a tiny minority **want** to do, 
however well publicised they are.

-- 
Sincerely, John de Rivaz:  http://John.deRivaz.com for websites including
Cryonics Europe, Longevity Report, The Venturists, Porthtowan, Alec Harley
Reeves - inventor, Arthur Bowker - potter, de Rivaz genealogy,  Nomad .. and
more

----- Original Message ----- 
<del>
> Would a survey into any minority activity increase participation if it is
> simply something people don't want to do?

Every activity in history started out as something only a minority wanted to 
do. Understanding the cultural forces that make some of them into a majority 
activity is what needs to be done.
<del>

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Message #32778
Subject: Re: Chinese translation of "Prospect"
From: David Stodolsky <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:45:46 +0200
References: <[email protected]>

On 18 Aug 2010, at 11:00 AM, CryoNet wrote:
> Courtesy of Dr. Charles Tandy, I have a hard cover copy of a new edition of 
> The Prospect of Immortality, bilingual with both American English and  
> traditional Chinese. Translator is Dr. Sinclair T. Wang; editor is Dr. Charles  
> Tandy; publisher is Ria University Press, Palo Alto CA.
> 
> The facing pages, rather remarkably, take about the same space in English  
> and Chinese.
> 
> Will it have any impact on recruitment? Anybody's guess. There are over a  
> billion Chinese and their economy is expanding, and they may be free of some 
> of  the ideological baggage that affects the Western countries. 

The Party Leadership has been very interested in finding something that could block the resurgence of religion in China. They have been getting a lot of criticism in the West for their repression of Falun Gong.

A few years ago, the Government sponsored a Humanist Congress, which included invited Humanist leaders from the USA. However, the one person I have communicated with found the reception very discouraging. 

Most recently, the Government seems to have relaxed their opposition to Christianity, etc., even extending support to 'recognized' groups and apparently no longer clamping down on the unrecognized ones. So, it appears that the situation is very fluid at the moment. Potentially, this could mean an opening for cryonics. Administration of the Badger Survey in China would be a first step.


dss


David Stodolsky
[email protected]  Skype: davidstodolsky

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