RE: Is the Past Real?
October 27, 2022 at 8:40 pm
(This post was last modified: October 27, 2022 at 8:42 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
The cliff notes versions appear to bve simple things like dates and overwhelming things like emotions - though we're equally adept at forgetting one or both all the same. The things we make up on the spot to create a narrative beyond the memorization of a date, or simply remembering feeling jilted (without remembering the experience) aren't random, they're a product in large part of a present moment. They're manipulable, too. Just as we can alter present experiences with chemicals, for example..so too can we alter present experiences of the memory of past moments.
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