There has been an "exponential increase in new religious groups and alternative spiritualities", Eastern religions and Neopaganism, even among self-defined "Christians"-a term which has become a loose descriptor for a variety of eclectic views and practices. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 there has been a revival and spread of Siberian shamanism (often mixed with Orthodox elements), and the emergence of Hinduism and new religious movements throughout Russia. Accordingly, personal expressions of religious faith were not in any way privately banned, but a strong sense of social stigma was imposed on them by the official government structures and secular mass media, and it was generally considered unacceptable for members of certain government professions (teachers, state bureaucrats, soldiers) to be openly religious and anti-secular. In 1925 the government founded the League of Militant Atheists to intensify the persecution. The Communist government targeted religions based on State interests, and while most organized religions were never outlawed, religious property was confiscated, believers were harassed, and religion was ridiculed while atheism was propagated in schools. Wikipedia on state atheism vs native religions: We should dance with the one that brung us We must normalize cryonics in order to get a right to brain preservationīrain Preservation should be a paramount concern in society Homo sapiens evolved over a million years to USE religion to help mankind survive saw myself in the vanguard of a fight against evil religion Religion: atheists/cryos say people turn to religion because they were taught religion when young
We must integrate brain preservation into society USING the tools that society already has to alleviate death anxiety.if we fail to do this, we are being selfish.we cryos must become SELF-LESS and use the tools mankind already has in order to relieve death anxiety.but instead our pride has prevailed.Ĭryo leaders say that the rest of society wants to dieīut with social animals -group is strength The character arc for stockbroker-becoming less selfish and more selfLESSīut cryonics leaders pitch the cult vs society-us vs them Primary antagonist: stock broker manager-selfishnessĪlso on the train with him is his young daughter & other protagonists on the train.he must grow as a person and also consider the interests of others.his little daughter is the mechanism through which he will learn this life lesson. Group of train passengers in a zombie outbreak We have to understand society before cryonics can become a mass movement They want to live.but they are evolved to use religion to get there. Part of normalizing cryonics is realizing that non-cryos don't want to die NO.wrong.they want to live forever.DESPERATELY. The idea that baked into the cryonics culture cake is that non-cryos want to die How does the idea of self vs society fit into the cryonics dilemma?Ĭryonics as a refuge from deathist society
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Graphic for costs of cryonics and how to fund it: Most people fund it via life insurance, which is usually $50-150/mo depending on which company you choose & what options.
Alcor costs $200k for full body and $80k for head only.
CI can be funded with around $28k in cash, or between $30-50k in life insurance. In the US the two main organizations are CI and Alcor. Message us if you have something to add! General info: