Memory and consensus of past events solidifies history for us. Very obvious events, such as "I was typing on the keyboard at 17:89 GMT 9/25/06", seem determined, unchangeable and therefore necessary.
But, if we have a new way of looking at what has transpired, does the past change or is this an indication that the past is indeterminate?
Worse yet, aren't, on some level, false beliefs of the past just as real as the true ones? To resist the question you need to appeal to objective reality, so it's circular to claim false beliefs of the past aren't as real.
2006-08-25
12:41:39
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