Month: June 2023

June 14, 2023

Klara and the Sun

Posted in Artificial Inteligence, and Ethical Technology

I read Kazuo Ishiguro’s latest novel, Klara and the Sun, in only four days. It was loaned to me from a friend who knows well…

Anamnesis, Part 1: Refusing to Forget

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June 6, 2023

JIm

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Anamnesis, Part 1: Refusing to Forget

Posted in Anamnesis, Ancestry, and Genealogy

It is often said: “You die twice. First when you stop breathing. Second when somebody mentions your name for the last time.” The origin of…

Anamnesis, A Five-Part Series

On the Sunday before Memorial Day, 2022, the Rev. Dr. LaTaunya Bynum preached a sermon on remembrance referring to the ancient Greek word, anamnesis, meaning “recollection,” “remembrance,” or “a calling to mind.” Reverend Bynam further defined the word as “refusing to forget.” As a family genealogist, I appreciated the difference. While engaging in remembrance tends to be an occasional practice, refusing to forget is much more of an ongoing activity. Reverend Bynum’s sermon inspired me to write Anamnesis: Refusing to Forget. The inspiration kept coming and since that time I have expanded it to a series. They are in order:

● Part 1: Refusing to Forget

● Part 2: Refusing to be Forgotten

● Part 3: The Perfidy of Presentism

● Part 4: Love and the Arrow of Time

● Part 5: The Empty House

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