The Prospects of Immortality

Robert Ettinger, the father of the cryonics movement, died on Saturday.  

Adherents of cryonics believe that future developments in medical technology will allow their frozen bodies to be brought back to life.  (Daily Maverick;  Telegraph).  The idea is that the dead might be "cured" by the doctors of the future.  The Cryonics Institute promises it is "Your Last Best Chance For Life--and Your Family's."  It has nearly 1000 members, 103 now in cryostasis + 78 pets.