Russell Standish wrote: > On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 06:10:52PM -0700, Brent Meeker wrote: >> What if my parents are named Riley and Mae and my birthdate is 1939, but I >> remember being Jesus? >> >> Brent Meeker >> > > Sounds to me like you would be suffering delusions then, but I'm no > psychoanalyst. >
So a memory doesn't pick out a particular branch of the universe in which the memory is veridical; it just picks out a branch in which it occurred. So your brain doesn't have to record more memories as you grow older, because it doesn't maintain a veridical record. Brent Meeker --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---