May 09, 2023 21:00:00

Billionaire says he signed a plan to freeze corpses for 'resurrection after death'

by

Gage Skidmore

Just as the ancient Egyptians believed in the resurrection of the dead and built mummies and enshrined them in pyramids, royalty and high-ranking people have long had an extraordinary interest in the afterlife. PayPal founder Peter Thiel said in a podcast delivered on May 3, 2023, that he signed up for a plan to cryopreserve the body after death in hopes of reviving it in later life.

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Mr. Thiel appeared on

a podcast hosted by journalist Barry Weiss and talked about ' cryonics ,' which is the cryopreservation of dead bodies in the hope that they will be reanimated in the future.

In the program, Mr. Weiss asked, 'Is it true that you have a contract that will be cryopreserved when you die and may come back to life in the future?' Mr. Thiel replied, 'Yes. It's like a manifestation of intention.'

Asked about plans to freeze loved ones too, Thiel said, 'I don't think it will necessarily work, but I think it's close to what we're trying to do.' He explained that it is close to investing in technology that overcomes death.

Thiel, 55 at the time of writing, is the founder of PayPal and one of Facebook's earliest outside investors, and has an estimated net worth of $8.13 billion, according to

the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Yen) is the 266th richest person in the world. Thiel is also an avid supporter of former President Trump and a prominent contributor to the Republican Party.

Mr. Thiel is well known to have a great interest in cryonics and anti-aging technology, and in 2014 he revealed that he registered for a post-mortem preservation service provided by cryonics company Alcor.

“When I tell people that I signed up for cryopreservation, I get a lot of reactions like crazy or nasty,” Thiel said. Is it not because we are challenging our self-satisfaction?'

Thiel isn't the only high-profile investor in the space. In March 2023, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, known for its interactive AI ``ChatGPT,'' will invest $180 million (approximately 24.3 billion dollars) in Retro Biosciences, a biotechnology company that aims to extend human lifespan by 10 years. Yen) was reported to have been invested.

In addition, entrepreneur Brian Johnson spends about 2 million dollars (about 270 million yen) annually to get a rejuvenated body from 45 years old to 18 years old, which is the actual age at the time of writing the article. I claim.

You can understand Mr. Johnson's meal menu and training aiming for rejuvenation by reading the following article.

What will you do in the project 'Blueprint' that delays aging and rejuvenates the biological age? -GIGAZINE