Quote Originally Posted by starbkjrus View Post
Ok, I have nothing to say about horseback riding (as i"m not good at it) and the kilt does not resonate with me as it does with others.

On the subject of Genetic Memory I will weigh in .

When I was a kid growing up in a relatively flat place I used to go to an area that was rolling hills and pasture land. Very steep hills covered with cow pastures. I had no idea at the time why I was so attracted to the area (it was near my childhood home with relatives living nearby). It just was.

My first trip to Dumfries last January when I was on the train "chuntering" through the countryside between Glasgow and Dumfries I was astounded to find that the countryside we were rolling through was EXACTLY like the few acres back home that I had loved for years.

I have been laughed at and ridiculed (not that it makes a difference) on this board for mentioning it before but yes, I believe in genetic memory and no matter what anyone else says, I've experienced it.

You just can't tell me that all the Scottish descendants around the world who have a longing for Scotland and all things Scottish are not a bit experiencing the same thing.

Ok, well I'll just for now.
Slight hijack . . .

Dee--today we think we know so much about everything, and we mock those ignorant fools who used to think they knew so much about everything. If you ask a doctor if, 200 years ago, doctors thought they really understood the human body, he will say, "Yes, but they were wrong!" Then ask him if he really understands the human body. Watch the crestfallen look on his face, if he's honest.

Like the poster on Mulder's office wall said, "I want to believe."

I know there's a whole lot of things we don't understand.