Conference hydra::dejavu

    
    1.	A
    
    2.	D
    	And that's the most generic catch-all I've ever seen!
    
    Altar-Ego

    1. a and 2. d.
    
      Mikie?

    
    
    1.  A
    
    2.  C
    
    Roland

    
    
    
        1.  A
    
        2.  E

    
    1. A
    
    2. A
    

    Here's my ballot:	1. B.
    			2. F.
    
    MCB

    
    1) ...B...
    
    2)...A,D.....

    1)  B
    
    2)  B

    
    
    1. A
    
    2. A
    
    Carole
    

    1. B
    
    2. E
    

    1. C
    2. F

    
    
    				1. C
    				2. A
    
    S. SMITH

    
    1. A
    2. A
    

    1. A
    2. E

         1.A
         2.A
    

    I was thinking that it would be interesting to post this survey
    in some other conference(s).  I'm not sure which ones would be most
    appropriate but maybe SOAPBOX, HOLISTIC, etc.  That way we would
    have a wider, less biased view.
    
    		Dave

    	How about some of those who replied start telling us some of
    their experiences in this topic, if they want to.
    
    	Larry
    

    re: .18
    
    I only gave SOAPBOX as an example because it has a wide readership.
    The bias is that this is a conference for people who have an interest
    in psychic phenomena and that will reflect in the survey.  I thought
    other conferences would offer many different attitudes that would be
    interesting to compare to DEJAVU's.
    
    		Dave

    	The only problem is that most of the people on SOAPBOX tend to
    either take things too seriously, or not seriously enough, and I
    have the sad feeling they would trash such a poll.
    
    	Larry
    

    It would be very difficult to get anything approaching an unbiased
    survey under these conditions.  Those who would choose to reply
    would tend to be those with a strong opinion, and a desire to present
    it.  "Real" surveys take this into account (partially) by knowing
    what percentage of the people asked actually responded.  In this
    case, we do not know how many people wouldn't have bothered to respond.
    
    I think it is much more interesting to see how a particular *biased*
    group that we are interested in (DEJAVU readers) respond.  There
    isn't much we can conclude from this about general populations or
    even readers of DEJAVU, but it does give us a certain amount of
    "feel" for our fellows.
    
    				Topher

    re: .22
    
    If you want to get input from people that don't normally read this
    conference, you should duplicate the questions.  I think there is
    a greater chance of people answering the questions if they don't
    have to go to another conference.
    
    		Dave

    1. A
    2. A
    
    Jayna

    
    
    re .17
    
         You and Topher have made good points.  Another option is  
         to have a cut off date for Dejavu-ers only and then enter it
         in  other notes files.  
    
         We should consider the attention this action would have on
         folk we may or may not be interested in drawing or 
         refocusing to this conference.
            
     
       lora
    
    

    	That's why I object to putting it in SOAPBOX.
    
    	But then again, anyone at DEC can access this Notesfile, so
    it may not matter.
    
    	Larry
    

    
    
    	1.A
    	2.A
    
    
    alison
    

    
         re .28
    
                   Personally I think that would be interesting,
                   nice approach.   I still encourage giving
                   Dejavu-ers some time before putting it somewhere
                   else.  Someone said we'd only get those with
                   strong opinions.....I agree.   The only
                   thing we'll really find out is how many Dec-ies
                   fall into these categories...which is interesting
                   in itself. 
                                                   
                   
                 Lora

RE: various previous notes.
    
    One additional problem with taking a survey through NOTES is anonymity
    (or the lack thereof).  Statements of belief in the occult,
    supernatural, or paranormal may result in discrimination.  This
    is going to skew surveys, particularly those in other conferences.
    (Which is not to say that I don't believe that there are people
    out there reading DEJAVU who are uncomfortable about posting here
    and therefore identifying themselves.  Once again I will renew my
    offer to post anonymously anything anyone sends me for that purpose
    -- I promise complete confidentiality).
    
    I would therefore recommend a mail address for people to send their
    responses if they do not wish to be identified publicly.  I don't
    know how much this will offset the bias.
    
    				Topher 

	1.A
	2.A

	/. Ian .\

    
    
    1.  A
    2.  A

    1. D
    2. C

    1. B
    2. E (with a little F)

    1. 1/2 A, 1/2 B
    2. E

    1.	A
    2.	A
    
    Donald Reinke
    

	1.  A
        2.  Is Theosophy A, D, or E?

        Terry

    
    
    
    1. B
    2. E
    
    Mary

	C , A

				S U R V E Y


	1.  Which of the following statements most accurately states
	    your own experience of phenomena that could be described
	    as psychic, paranormal, magical or supernatural?  (These
	    could include: telepathy, clairvoyance, psychokinesis,
	    prophetic dreams or visions, contact with the dead or
	    with other spirits, past life recall, OOBEs, etc.)

		B.  I have experienced phenomena that I believe
		    to have been psychic or paranormal, but not
		    often or reliably enough to be positive of
		    their nature.


	2.  Which of the following groups does your PRESENT religious
	    belief or church membership belong in?

		B.  Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Buddhist, Taoist,
		    Confucian or Shinto

    1. A
    2. D
    
    Tamzen

    Hi, neat idea!
    
    	1. --> B
    
    	2. --> E
    
    		And I like your header.  (I think we're all 
    		 bozos on this plane.)
    
    						Tom

    1.  B
    2.  E
    

    Renee-----1.A  2.E
    
    Thom-----1.A  2.E
    

    1.B.
    2.E.
    		-- Ann B.

    B
    C

    
    1. A
    2. A
    
    Karen

    1. C
    2. A.

    1.  A
    2.  C abnostic

    1 c
    2 a
    

    1.  B
    2.  D
    
    BLESSED BE,
    
    PAT

    
    
    1. A
    2. None of the above.  I belong to the Aquarian Foundation.
    
    
    Have a Happy, Healthy, & Pro$perou$ New Year...
    
    Linda

    1. B
    2. A  

       1.  a
    
       2.  a
    

    
    1. B
    2. A

    1. B
    
    2. E (with strong leaning towards A)

  1. C

  2. C

John

    1. a
    2. e

    1)b
    
    2)A - quaker/episcopalian(nice mix huh:-)
    
    						Geoff

    
    
    1.  A
    
    2.  A
    
    DAVE

    
    
                                   1) A
    
                                   2) A

    
    
    
    
    
                       1. a
                       2. a

    1. B
    
    2. B
    
    	Ed

    
    				1.  A
    				2.  E
    

    1.  A
      
    2.  none of the above (yes, I read it carefully.)
    


      
    Frederick
    

I can see that my attempt to cover all bases (as far as
answers go) has not been exactly overwhelmingly successful,
based on some of the "none of the above" answers and other
off-line MAIL exchanges I have had with some folks.  If I
had to do it over, I would add an answer that equated to
"{none of the above | I felt your phrasing of the question
was invalid | not applicable | no opinion}" for BOTH of the
questions.

Just to try to promote some of the answers to question 2. as
possibly more palatable to those who find them lacking:
	C)  could also reasonably include an approach such
		as "I feel religion is irrelevant or
		otherwise not an appropriate framework
		for viewing psychic/spiritual/psychological
		phenomena" as well as just "atheist" or
		"agnostic"
	D)  could definitely be construed to include much
		newer "traditions" than the old "pagan" or
		"tribal" belief systems: for instance,
		neo-pagan, Theosophical, Rosicrucian,
		Eckanar, etc.--really any coherent spiritual
		philosophy that is shared by some number of
		people (i.e., it doesn't have to be "ancient"
		or even "old" to be a tradition)
	E)  could include folks who have incorporated beliefs
		from A) through D) but who believe they have
		a unique slant on those beliefs that is not
		really shared by any group of people

I was torn between D) and E) myself, and finally recorded
myself as F), figuring that if I was REALLY decided about it
I wouldn't be having such a hard time picking one.
							paul

re: .-1
>		Eckanar, etc.--really any coherent spiritual
>		philosophy that is shared by some number of
>		people 

I meant to add "that is outside any of the so-called 'mainstream'
traditions" somewhere in there.

BTW, 32032:: is actually MERCY::, clustered with CGHUB::, (DMATE's
network database has apparently missed a coupla updates), if
anyone wants to send me MAIL with suggestions, explanations or
criticisms for the NEXT survey!:-)  (I think the consensus was
not to go with the idea of expanding this survey into other
conferences, so as not to attract "harassing"-type people back here.)

    What about the in-betweens?    B and whatever letter my own personal
    beliefs fall under.
    
    Barb