Just because I remember something doesn't necessarily make it true, does it? We have paper documents that seem to prove things. What if I destroyed those records and I am the only one who knows or remembers something? Did it in fact occur, then?
A minor example - I walk into the kitchen, see milk sitting out on the counter, and think, "Oh yes, I left that milk on the counter." That event is only in my mind. If it did occur, it is over. How do I know somebody else didn't put the milk there? How can I rely on my memory? Experiments with eyewitnesses prove that memory is unreliable. Maybe we are all making up our own memories!
What about if 2 or more people remember the same thing? Does that still make it true?
Wow, I could go on and on with this one.
2006-10-08
06:55:26
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charleston chew
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