Cryogenics: The Pros and Cons January 3rd, 2011

Cryogenics as I have said before, is the process of preserving people to give them hope for the future.  Cryogenics has many concerns: moral, ethical, physical, and many more.  The government has not yet decided if they will provide funding for this department of scientific research or not.  These are just a few of the pros and cons of cryogenics that you will need to take into consideration if you want to be cryopreserved. 

Pros of Cryogenics:

            There are many positive things about cryogenics but these are only a few.  First I would say that one of the major pros is that you would be expanding your lifespan, duh!  Next up there is the fact about your money, have you thought about that?  Say you have some money stored away while you are “asleep” you are making money off of your stored money for doing absolutely nothing, cool right?  Oh and did I mention you can wake up like a superhero?  No, I’m just kidding about that but you can wake up with some changes (for better or worse) like in your physical appearance, knowledge etcetera.  The pros about just freezing your head are that it costs less, easier to store, and easier to preserve.

Cons of Cryogenics:

            It seems that for every good thing about cryogenics there are two bad.  The most obvious is you can spend up to $90,000 up to $250,000 on a chance that it will work.  Then when you wake up your family will probably be long gone, all you will have will be great grandchildren, maybe.  Are you just going to walk up and say, “Hi I’m your Uncle John I was cryopreserved,”?  No, I didn’t think so, it would be like you are starting your life over, but if that is what you wanted than imagine this as a pro to cryogenics.  Do you cry at funerals?  Well guess what no one will at yours!  I’m not being mean, I’m just saying if you get cryopreserved you cannot have a funeral, just a party in the freezer box.  Only a chance, you don’t know if it will even work!  Even if they will have a cure to your terminal illness, death of age etcetera. 

I hope this article has helped you understand the pros and cons about cryogenics so that if you were considering it you will think through it again.  Check out the more advanced pros and cons of cryogenics that are throughout the internet to make sure you know what you are doing and you are prepared.  Thanks for reading!