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At 02:22 PM 8/10/2007, Alicia wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hi everyone. I am new to this
group and, from reading the recent posts, perhaps a bit in over my
head. I came upon this group during an internet search that I have
been conducting for the past few months. I am looking for ways to better
myself and, well I guess... the world. I used to exceed in school and
positively loved college. I read everything on could get my hands on
pertaining to religions, science, physics, theories and the human
condition, both past and present. Now, as a working single mother, I feel
like my brain has atrophied. I am looking for a sort of jumping off
place to begin. Again. Any ideas?</blockquote><br>
Hi Alicia, welcome. My suggestion is to simply read the Principles
of Extropy at
<a href="http://www.extropy.org/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.extropy.org</a> and some of the articles written by
transhumanists.<br><br>
There are many women who you can read about and whose works have been
meaningful to the development of transhumanism. Many post to the
list. Amara Graps, Barbara Lamar, Gina Miller, PJ Manning, Sky
Marsen, Tanya Jones, Christine Peterson, Samantha Atkins, Fiorella
Terenzi, and Anna Taylor are just a few of who have been involved in
transhumanism for just a few years to well over a decade.<br><br>
One way to better ourselves is to remember that the more interconnected
we are, and the more compassionate we are toward each other, the more
hope we can instill in ourselves and our children. Essential to
this is being able to offer and accept constructive criticism.<br><br>
I think that transhumanism can take a bigger step and longer stride in
making a strong presence concerning the issues that affect all of
us. <br><br>
Best wishes,<br>
Natasha<x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep>
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<dd><font size=2><a href="http://www.natasha.cc/">Natasha</a>
<a href="http://www.natasha.cc/"> Vita-More</a>
<dd>PhD Candidate,
<a href="http://www.planetary-collegium.net/about/">Planetary
</a><a href="http://www.planetary-collegium.net/about/">Collegium</a>
<dd><i>Situated in the Faculty of Technology, School of Computing,
Communications and Electronics,
<dd>University of Plymouth, England</i>
<dd><a href="http://www.transhumanist.biz/">Transhumanist Arts &
Culture</a>
<dd><a href="http://www.extropy.org/">Extropy Institute</a><br><br>
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<dd><font face="Times New Roman, Times"><i>If you draw a circle in the
sand and study only what's inside the circle, then that is a
closed-system perspective. If you study what is inside the circle and
everything outside the circle, then that is an open system perspective. -
</i>Buckminster Fuller<br>
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