[ExI] Ilsa Bartlett comments about our cryonics thread

Gina Miller nanogirl at halcyon.com
Sun May 23 02:18:11 UTC 2010


Right! My mom and I have very different ideas about what should be done 
after we are gone. But we respect each others wishes, and why wouldn't you, 
if you love someone.

Gina "Nanogirl" Miller
www.nanogirl.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "samantha" <sjatkins at mac.com>
To: "ExI chat list" <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: [ExI] Ilsa Bartlett comments about our cryonics thread


> John Grigg wrote:
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> My friend Ilsa Bartlett (currently studying to be a Buddhist Chaplain)
>> wanted me to share these thoughts of hers with the list...
>>
>> Ilsa Bartlett wrote:
>> I so want to add that from a chaplain's point of view the dead person
>> has no say after he or she dies and that unless there is a tight power
>> of attorney who will shepard the dead man's wishes, the living
>> relatives have the right to do whatever they want.  And legally can
>> both retain the money paid and do with the body according to their
>> desires.  Imagine that you have no legal say once you are DEAD!
>>   My daughter told me that I can say anything I want, but that she would
>> do what she wants, once I am dead.
> I know these matters are delicate.  But if a relative of mine told me 
> upfront that they would ignore my dying wishes and terms of my will, 
> especially in a matter that is [future, however tenuous] life or [final] 
> death, I would disown them on the spot and write them out my will.    This 
> stuff is deadly serious.
>
> - samantha
>
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