tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post116301205783616836..comments2023-10-28T09:25:39.790-04:00Comments on The Atavist: Remembering to remember memories (or something like that)The Atavisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12529157597486952484noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-1163428207442587412006-11-13T09:30:00.000-05:002006-11-13T09:30:00.000-05:00Galt, you have alluded to your past religious expe...Galt, you have alluded to your past religious experiences/disappointments here before and on your own blog as well. It sounds like good posting material and fodder for lively discussion, unless of course, it is all too painful to dredge up again.The Atavisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529157597486952484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-1163368651614662092006-11-12T16:57:00.000-05:002006-11-12T16:57:00.000-05:00Memory: Such a blessing, and such a curse.I used t...Memory: Such a blessing, and such a curse.<BR/>I used to have a memory like your son's back in my early days as a Believer. I could commit almost entire chapters or strings of Scripture to memory with little effort. After the first betrayal by leadership, it was the Hitchhiker Trilogy by Douglass Adams I grabbed onto and loved for its irreverent humor. During those days, Calvin & Hobbes was my favorite comic strip. Once I started working, it was Dilbert I cherished. After the second betrayal by religious leaders, I stopped memorizing much of anything, and started concentrating on forgetting, and distracting myself from memories that wouldn't go away. Success and striving to improve, with the help of authors like Ayn Rand and Victor Paul Wierwille helped emencely.<BR/><BR/>I still would like to learn your knack at forgetfulness.TheWayfarerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15074292938877766871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-1163176153022932662006-11-10T11:29:00.000-05:002006-11-10T11:29:00.000-05:00I'll check that out, Penny. Thanks!I'll check that out, Penny. Thanks!The Atavisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529157597486952484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-1163173891300778342006-11-10T10:51:00.000-05:002006-11-10T10:51:00.000-05:00Take Dolomite. Improves Memory, vastly.Take Dolomite. Improves Memory, vastly.SuperP.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06830641369098524799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-1163084692305927032006-11-09T10:04:00.000-05:002006-11-09T10:04:00.000-05:00Nice to hear from you, Fernando. We humans are st...Nice to hear from you, Fernando. We humans are strange creatures, aren't we, similar in some ways but so different in others. That is what makes life interesting, I suppose, otherwise it might get pretty boring if we were all the same.The Atavisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529157597486952484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-1163025098259150212006-11-08T17:31:00.000-05:002006-11-08T17:31:00.000-05:00You are not alone, I am in my thirties, and my fat...You are not alone, I am in my thirties, and my father has the memory of an elephant, I can't remember how old I am. However I can play a game that my wife marvels. When a new show comes on TV I can tell you the actors last jobs or previous movies? Don't know their names, but I see their faces and know their context just fine... BTW I subscribe to your blog and enjoy it very much... never felt a connection strong enough to post, but I felt you were speaking about me with the memory thing - Fernando -E39Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com