Skepticism of the Use of Cryonics

Facing Death is a compelling documentary on, oftentimes, the final journey patients and their families will venture through together in life. The documentary seeks to capture how the patients and their families respond to the inevitability of death. The film includes families who respond to the issue by allowing their family member, the patient, to pass through the door of death without aggressive care, while there are yet other families who insist on everything being done to delay the moment of death. This topic of fighting death is attributed with producing much debate. On one hand are those who do not see the point of fighting death, however, on the other hand, there are those who believe that delaying death and staying alive is what ought to be done. Personally, from what I understand of either party, I think that I am a part of the later party. In addition, this issue naturally delves into what one believes occurs after death, as it is an issue dealing directly with death. This also compels me to view this topic from the viewpoint of the later party.

The reason cryonics is in development was so that if a person had cancer, or lung cancer like Walt Disney, they could be frozen and reanimated once a cure is found. And there are some people who wished to be living fossils, or to see the future with their own eyes. This concept was also seen in Futurama, as Fry tripped into an ice chamber until he was unfrozen in 3000. The main problem is trying to “preserve human tissue by freezing it is that water in the tissue forms ice and causes damage” (Thomson). Currently, they have found a way to keep ice from forming by replacing a person’s blood with a cryoprotectants, essentially antifreeze; however, there is still

Death is everywhere and cannot be stopped. Every day, millions of people around the world die, whether it is from sickness, old age, suicide or murder. “The Fear of Dying” by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, and “The Right to Die” by Norman Cousins, are two articles that discuss death, with respect to embracing it. Both articles support the idea of free will, how society views and reacts to death, and the acceptance of death.

Death has and will always be a very controversial topic. The United States (U.S.), often referred to as the ‘melting pot’ of the world, may be the most controversial nation of all in regards to this topic. There are so many different cultures represented in the U.S. and each culture has a very unique approach to death. Some cultures believe that death is the end of an individual’s existence while others believe it is the beginning of another life. According to

Death is an inevitable and unfortunate part of life that is often met with fear and despair. Some are afraid of the anticipated pain and the uncertainty of the afterlife, while others can accept their fate and see death as part of a cycle in nature. Most of us would prefer to die in the comfort of our homes with loved ones and under their own terms, however approximately 50% of Americans die in hospitals. And although our lifespans continue to climb due to medication and technology, it is those advancements that keep people from leaving this world as they see fit. No matter how a person dies, there is a sense of loss and grief for those who were surrounded or influenced by this person. It is often very hard to cope

Death. Something we all know is coming, but still fear. If you asked me a year ago I would say that the seminar I’m least likely to take is ‘Zombies, Victims and Other Corpses: Mediating Death in Popular Culture.’ The course description says that the main idea for this course is “examining contemporary visual media images of death and dead bodies, comparing and assessing these with respect to religious, psychological, sociological, political, and biological perspectives on death.” In general, the class was to allow students to compare the different viewpoints on death. However, death for me was just one thing, desolation. This day last year the individual who was closet to me passed away, my grandma. I was left lonely and enraged that cancer

Death is what gives my life meaning. It’s true everyone will die. When we will die? That is a fact that no one truly knows. It could be tomorrow, next year, or 50 years from now. Death causes this weird type of fear in people. I see death as a motivation, to make my life as meaningful as possible in the little time I am given.

Widely controversial throughout the world, is the questionable unknown of what happens after we pass from this world to the next and if there is such thing as Heaven and Hell, or just an empty abyss of never-ending darkness. Religion is just one of many catalysts that alter the opinions of those thinking about the topic, On the other hand to contrast the religious beliefs are the scientific interjections on the effects after one dies. This can effect what a person thinks will happen to them once they move on, but along with the growing curiosity of what lays ahead, is the fear of the unknown; Many are scared of death and what may happen to their empty bodies after they are lay down in the

For some (including myself) it’s a troubling thought to think that our life-force – our souls, hang around after our bodies are declared dead. But, maybe there is more to dying than we realize? Perhaps death is not what we think it is – perhaps death is merely a transition from one life form to

Death is a common topic of speculation and frequently anxiety. Death is terrifying to people for many reasons: they do not know what to anticipate from death, they fear the penalty of gods, they dread not achieving certain goals or things in life, etc. Epicurus argues that when we die we no longer exist. When it comes to death many different factors come to play, whether the person himself believes in life after death, if the person believes in a certain religion or whether a person is a nonbeliever. All these leads to different perceptions of death, many beliefs stem from

Cryotherapy is a medical procedure that involves the utilization of extreme cold to destroy any abnormal growth on the skin. It is used to alleviate skin disease such as warts, moles, skin tags, and solar keratoses. Cryotherapy is considered one of the most effective treatments for genital warts. The said procedure can only be done at a doctor's office.

Cryonics is a process that cools legally dead individuals in liquid nitrogen to a temperature where physical decay essentially stops with the purpose to revive and restore youth and health with technology that does not yet exist. This procedure is performed on patients who have illnesses that cannot be cured and are considered terminally ill and cannot be sustained by contemporary medicine, this is done with the hope that resuscitation and restoration of the patients full health might be possible in the far future. Cryonics procedures can only be done after the patient is considered legally dead.

There are many opinions on whether Cryogenics is right or wrong to do. In my opinion I wouldn't try to preserve my body so I could go into the future. Right now we don’t know the consequences there could be by being part of this science experiment. But we also don’t know how much technology and medical knowledge we would have in the future.

I can and will contribute to the class a willingness to listen and respect others’ views on death and dying. Each student will most likely have a view of death that somehow differs from another’s. However, I believe that in hearing all the various responses, one could develop a more comprehensive understanding of death than from just their own personal knowledge of the subject. Furthermore, I will make an effort to adequately analyze the ideas expressed by the authors in their various works as I work to learn more about the concept of death and dying through this particular

Mortality is an interesting topic of discussion. Defined as “the state of being subject to death,” it is something that arguably all living things have to face due to their sheer existence. The moment we are brought into this world we are given the great gift of life – and its feared counterpart, death. To this day there seems to be no way of escaping it, and is often referred to as one of the only two certainties in life by revered leaders and philosophers alike. “Tis impossible to be sure of any thing, but Death and Taxes,” Christopher Bullock wrote in his book, The Cobbler of Preston, back in 1716. The sentiment has been echoed through many since, such as by President Benjamin Franklin in 1789 and author Edward Ward in 1724. But even those