We have someone spreading Christian talk after some fine Kool-Aid. Pressing the ignore button will save this thread from disaster.
Back to the topic, this is actually awesome. I'm going to guess there are a lot of people who are going to be against it. This can cause problems like overpopulation.
Let's say that this thing becomes publicly available right now, how many people would there be on the Earth in 900 years (if there are no major catastrophes or anything)?
There would have to be some kind of restrictions or something unless people want serial killers to get out of prison after 5 life sentences (if they're still 100 years?).
Back to the topic, this is actually awesome. I'm going to guess there are a lot of people who are going to be against it. This can cause problems like overpopulation.
Let's say that this thing becomes publicly available right now, how many people would there be on the Earth in 900 years (if there are no major catastrophes or anything)?
There would have to be some kind of restrictions or something unless people want serial killers to get out of prison after 5 life sentences (if they're still 100 years?).
Unfortunately that cant work. I didnt find the article i wanted to find because it claimed around 10 points or so why it wont be ever possible to get those persons back but i only found this video: http://bigthink.com/videos/why-cryogenics-is-bogus
That can't be true because they can't know that. Ask someone from the 15th century if we're ever going to be able to fly to the moon. I see what you mean but the thing is that infos are lost. What is it worth if your brain is changed or damaged so far that you are like a child or something. And that only if they can heal the damage. Cells are broken and neurons damaged. And lost infos in there cant possibly be recreated since the info is nowhere stored.
So as long as they dont find a way to store the personality or develop time travel... it wont work i think.
We need to define what consciousness is first. Then find a way to copy it. Then find a way to transfer it. Then keeping someone's body in ice would be futile.
The most important part of "consciousness" is memory, without memory then you'd have no idea who you are, past experiences, and the like. Cryogenics at this point isn't that promising because of the degradation that occurs to the cells, but there are many other fields which are very likely(and already have had) to have huge advances in human longevity; organ transplants, bionanotechnology, bio-mechanical parts, stem cells etc.
I can totally understand that some would find a gazillion things to do though 
