How do I explain neuropreservation to my friends and family?
One of the advantages of neuropreservation is that remains can be returned for memorial services. Unless you choose to, there is no reason to tell anyone about your cryonics arrangements except your medical doctor and immediate family. For those whom you choose to tell, a variety of approaches are possible. In some cases, you might simply say that you’ve made plans to donate brain tissue for scientific research (all cryonics patients are legally anatomical gifts). In other cases, you might say you have cryonics arrangements with Alcor without specifying further details (recommended approach for health care providers). For your family and close friends, you can tell them how some scientists believe that someday all cryonics patients may be revived starting only from their brain, and that therefore preserving the brain makes the most sense scientifically and economically. Rather than wasting money for something that is less likely to work, it makes the most sense to carry the most import
