From: Alex Ramonsky (alex@ramonsky.com)
Date: Tue Jul 01 2003 - 03:27:46 MDT
Emlyn O'regan wrote:
>>>AFAIK, those memories turn out to be complete fabrications,
>>>
>>>
>>and are an
>>
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>>>excellent example of just how little we remember, and how
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>>>
>>much our brain
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>>>fills in the gaps with pure bullshit.
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>>>
>>AFAIK, *all* memories turn out to be fabrications, not quite
>>compiled from
>>pure bullshit but certainly reconstituted each time they're
>>recalled, and
>>shaded differently according to the context of recall and the
>>cumulative
>>history of their past recall/reconstruction. You never step
>>into the same
>>memory twice.
>>
>>Damien Broderick
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>>
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>Yes, exactly. It's one of those lovely mental features that obscures even
>further the meaning of self, for those of us who wish to extend it's
>existence.
>
>Emlyn
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>
Not at all; knowing yourself includes accuracy about how you function.
It doesn't make you any less of a person to know how your bladder works
(or how innaccurate it can sometimes be). It also gives us a greater
opportunity to extend our existence by using that knowledge to improve
ourselves.
AR
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