X-Message-Number: 14116 From: Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 13:55:52 EDT Subject: Welcome Ruthanna In a message dated 07/15/2000 5:02:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time, writes: << I'm finally delurking, partially to correct a misconception, but mostly because it seems silly to lurk around people who I hope will be the familiar faces at the beginning of my second lifetime. My name is Ruthanna Gordon. I'm a graduate researcher in Cognitive Psychology. I study memory--not the neurological underpinnings (although I do know something about those)--but the basic patterns of what actually gets remembered, forgotten, and reconstructed in the course of normal thinking. >> This is Rudi Hoffman writing from Daytona, FL. Welcome Ruthanna. Thank you for your articulate and enlightening posting earlier, only partially reprinted above. Cryonics is indeed a rational and reasonable gamble, in the opinion of many reading this. This is about .000000016% of the population of the planet. But a SIGNIFICANT minority, we'd like to think! While my personal orientation is that of a post-enlightenment ultra-rational skeptic agnostic, (it may be religion, not money is the root of all evil:)) I was interested in your explanation of Wicca. I like especially the anti-authoritarian flavor picked up in your depiction of Wiccans. I imagine one could meet some interesting (and delightfully weird) folks at the conferences you attend. Good luck on your Phd and book. We look forward to your continued if occasional participation and postings. Rudi Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=14116