Daughter says Ted Williams' body is being frozen

Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | 7/6/02 | New York Times News Service

[PJeffQ]

It's pretty sad what greed will motivate people to do.

[Momaw Nadon]

Since Ted Williams has died, hasn't his soul gone to Heaven?

Let's say (for the sake of arguement) that Alcor is successful in bringing Ted back to life in the future when the means to safely thaw a person and cure their illness will be available.

If such an attempt is successful, won't Ted William's soul be yanked from Heaven and put back into his repaired body?

[WKB]

However, no one has been able to freeze a body and bring it back to life.

I know Someone who can bring a body back to life---forever!

[admiralsn]

Dang! I already sold my Ted Williams baseball card!

[cgbg]

Rumor is that Ted William's final instructions were that he was to be brought back to life after the Red Sox won the World Series.

He figured that by the time that happened every disease known to mankind would have been cured and he could be immortal. ;-)

[kcpopps]

Ferrell's husband, Mark, said John Henry said that Alcor would freeze Williams's head for around $50,000.

Freeze his head only? If that is the extent of it, then there is no intention to bring him back to life - only to preserve DNA.

[lodwick]

bttt

Happy Birthday Mr.President!

Don't miss this one.

[PJeffQ]

Oh, I thought maybe the Red Sox were behind it, because they figured they might need the help one day when they made it to the Series again...

[Rebelbase]

"If such an attempt is successful, won't Ted William's soul be yanked from Heaven and put back into his repaired body? "

If that happened to me I'd be really pissed!

[happytobealive]

It's pretty sad what greed will motivate people to do.

Judging from his children's behavior and the number of his wives, I'd say that Ted did a good job passing on the selfishness.

[demlosers]

If such an attempt is successful, won't Ted William's soul be yanked from Heaven and put back into his repaired body?

It's either that or they turn poor Ted into a Zombie! ;)

[mvpel]

Say it ain't so!!

[Momaw Nadon]

Actually, there is an intent to bring Ted back to life.

The human consciousness resides in the brain.

The people who only have their head frozen will have to have some sort of new body grown for them.

But the ability to safely unthaw a frozen head and give it a new body still remains in the future.

[PJeffQ]

Judging from his leaving baseball in his prime twice, giving up a chance to break the career HR record, so he could serve his country in a time of war, I'd say his selfishness may not be so cut and dried...

[BlackRazor]

"Freezing a body in hopes of bringing someone back to life is known as cryogenics."

Umm... actually, it's not. This process is known as cryonics. Cryogenics is a general term pertaining to the science of low-temperature physics, of which cryonics might be considered a specialized branch. Poor editing job by the newspaper.

[demlosers]

Dang! I already sold my Ted Williams baseball card!

I was about to make a bid on Yahoo for a picture that featured Joe Dimaggio, Mickey Mantle, and Ted Williams, all had autographed it, Then Ted Died. I think I could have had the photo for under $400, but the bid went well beyond and sold at $610. I guess timing can be everything.

[PJeffQ]

what does death do immediately to the value of an autograph?
Use just Williams as an example?

[demlosers]

what does death do immediately to the value of an autograph? Use just Williams as an example?

What comes to mind, the departed person can no longer sign autographs, that leaves the collectors with a limited number, which drives up the price. I guess that's the way the economic theory goes....

[PJeffQ]

I meant numbers, I realize the economics, I just wondered specific figures if you had any idea...