It is obvious that someone here has not grasped the idea of "faulty memories" or is just too obtuse to admit their fault.
We are all in a class together. A man walks in and shoots the instructor, turns and looks at the class, then walks out, never to be seen again. The police show up and the investigation begins.
Everybody can agree that a man walked in and shot the instructor. Descriptions, however, will be varied. the exact time it happened will vary. The amount of time the shooter looked at the class will vary. A lineup ensues and several, if not most, were able to pick a man from the lineup. The shooter was not in the lineup.
This is a proven fact. It has been tested over and over. Memory is faulty. Bias is strong. And once the questions begin, leading questions, especially from lawyers, will distort the memory even more. Over a month from now, the stories will have changed from the initial police reports.
The discovery channel did an experiment that involved a nature hike which was to be documented by the students. Midway through the hike, there was a barricade, some strewn debris and a couple of men standing there. One month after the episode, each of the students were asked about the men and debris. Several of the students told of interactions they had with these men and one even insisted that she was detained at gunpoint. There was no interaction between the students and the men and each student was shown a video of the encounter. Most were shocked at their faulty memory.
These experiments are repeatable and the results are always the same. Everyone's memory sucks. It is a proven fact, time and time again. Get over it!
We are all in a class together. A man walks in and shoots the instructor, turns and looks at the class, then walks out, never to be seen again. The police show up and the investigation begins.
Everybody can agree that a man walked in and shot the instructor. Descriptions, however, will be varied. the exact time it happened will vary. The amount of time the shooter looked at the class will vary. A lineup ensues and several, if not most, were able to pick a man from the lineup. The shooter was not in the lineup.
This is a proven fact. It has been tested over and over. Memory is faulty. Bias is strong. And once the questions begin, leading questions, especially from lawyers, will distort the memory even more. Over a month from now, the stories will have changed from the initial police reports.
The discovery channel did an experiment that involved a nature hike which was to be documented by the students. Midway through the hike, there was a barricade, some strewn debris and a couple of men standing there. One month after the episode, each of the students were asked about the men and debris. Several of the students told of interactions they had with these men and one even insisted that she was detained at gunpoint. There was no interaction between the students and the men and each student was shown a video of the encounter. Most were shocked at their faulty memory.
These experiments are repeatable and the results are always the same. Everyone's memory sucks. It is a proven fact, time and time again. Get over it!
You make people miserable and there's nothing they can do about it, just like god.
-- Homer Simpson
God has no place within these walls, just as facts have no place within organized religion.
-- Superintendent Chalmers
Science is like a blabbermouth who ruins a movie by telling you how it ends. There are some things we don't want to know. Important things.
-- Ned Flanders
Once something's been approved by the government, it's no longer immoral.
-- The Rev Lovejoy
-- Homer Simpson
God has no place within these walls, just as facts have no place within organized religion.
-- Superintendent Chalmers
Science is like a blabbermouth who ruins a movie by telling you how it ends. There are some things we don't want to know. Important things.
-- Ned Flanders
Once something's been approved by the government, it's no longer immoral.
-- The Rev Lovejoy
