On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 10:57:12 AM UTC-5 Tomasz Rola wrote:
> > > The insight into an historical analogue with mummification is worth noting.. LC > I share some of your concerns, but so far ALCOR most probably is not a > scam (but I never examined them from this angle carefully). > > There is a problem of crystals and recreating destroyed parts with > technology not yet existing (and which limitations we do not know, but > each tech has some). > > But where I see a huge fail of this concept is the domain of "what > humans do to each other". See, for example this article (the author > makes a lot of interesting claims, but I have not enough time right > now to try and verify them): > > [ > > https://see.news/crushing-mummies-and-medical-prescriptions/ > > ] > > quote: > > Mummies of the Ancient Egyptians were exported abroad in a profitable > trade centuries ago. > > They were crushed and sold in pharmacies in the Middle Ages up to the > 18th century. > > People believed then that powder of the mummies give them the power of > the Pharaohs and their good health. > > The Westerners believe that tar of the mummies is the panacea for > their diseases so they took it as a prescription. > > endquote > > Also, "Human-mummy romance in fiction": > > [ > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Human-mummy_romance_in_fiction > > ] > > Basically, there were many mummies burried in the desert. Most of > them, not pharaohs (who are still somewhat protected from bad > treatment, for a while). > > So, those guys believed that if they were properly dealt with after > their death, one day they would be revived. But, time has > passed. Ancient Egypt is no more. There is nobody to protect them > anymore. Even morale and ethics had changed. Their bodies had been > literally cannibalised. > > So much about counting on mercy of strangers, or our dear descendants. > > But even if they actually revive somebody, what kind of life is it > going to be? Imagine a guy (European, wealthy) frozen 500 years ago, > i.e. around 1520 A.D. They pop him out of the freezer today, what > next? Is he going to be a... nobleman? We have no place for nobility > anymore. A hired gun? He may kill himself with advanced weapon when > doing his first assignment. A tradesman? What, selling tulips, pepper, > salt? > > I assume he would be homeless or prisoner for the rest of his > miserable life, after enjoying a quick time as a celebrity. > > But hey, he has got a chance. > > -- > Regards, > Tomasz Rola > > -- > ** A C programmer asked whether computer had Buddha's nature. ** > ** As the answer, master did "rm -rif" on the programmer's home ** > ** directory. And then the C programmer became enlightened... ** > ** ** > ** Tomasz Rola mailto:[email protected] ** > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/b26bec22-31f2-4545-9e34-319460daa099n%40googlegroups.com.
