Re: Raison d'Xtre -- Raisins As An Entree ( I was terrible with languages)

[Guest guest]

I think it's a little naive to believe that CRON will keep us from

the ultimate ravages of life -- yes, it will probably give us more

good years, but in the end I believe that many of us will fall prey

to dementia, osteoporosis, HTN, stroke, diabetes, etc.

Obviously, I don't want to be blind, non-ambulatory or afflicted

with dementia but I don't think CRON is a bulwark against those

possibilities.

When we do expire under whatever circumstances -- and believe me,

they may not be happy -- we will be grateful for those additional

good years we earned through our fastiduousness (I am good with

language :-)).

And even if they don't we will live better during our allotted time.

So there is no Hobsian choice. I think CRON is a win, possibly win

bigger, strategy.

We know that " Nobody Gets Out of Here Alive. " Now, if CRON could

only make us like Oliver Wendell Holmes' One Hoss Shay:

http://www.bioethics.gov/transcripts/march03/session2.html