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originally posted by: Barcs
I don't claim that it's strictly confined to long term memory issues. I'm just saying you can't rule it out as a likely cause for most of the simple ones, so it's still a valid possibility. You seemed to be claiming that you have ruled it out and debunked it, but you are doing it via faulty comparisons to short term memory and subjective evidence.
10 years ago is hardly recent. That still qualifies as long term memory that gets foggier over time like all memories that aren't rehashed over the years. My point was that you were mistakenly suggesting that something everybody knows like the birthday song or your best friend's name, can be compared to a memory from 10 years back. There are studies that show this isn't true. People definitely remember things differently. It's not just a wild guess.
I'm not looking for easy spelling mistakes. Again, you can google and get 400,000 results for the misspelled word, "rediculous". That isn't evidence of ME, it's evidence that people heard the word over the years and pronounced it with an E because people say it with the long E sound, so they spell it that way. Back before spell check was everywhere, there were probably several times more hits for that word. There are just as many results for many of the MEs and tons of other misspelled words as well. Berenstain qualifies, regardless of how many people think they remember it differently. It's a difference of ONE LETTER. I know folks do not like when skeptics such as myself say things like this, but that doesn't mean we are wrong. I wouldn't be surprised if there is a youtube ME video about "rediculous" changing spelling.
Prolonged exposure is irrelevant when they do not watch it for more than a decade afterwards, plus most people were children when they watched Mr Rogers. Memories deteriorate over time, do you not believe this? I watched Mr Rogers as a kid, THIS vs THE is another easy mistake to make. And you know what? I did remember it as THE when I hadn't seen it for almost 30 years, but after watching the intro song a few times on youtube recently, it came back to me and THIS actually is what I remember from childhood. It just needed to be refreshed in my mind to realize it was always that way. That's how the song always was, THE is just easier to say and remember, so folks remember it that way.
That why I'm saying we need to focus on MEs that are major, rather than distracting ourselves from the issue with simple misspellings and THIS vs THE that appeal to childhood emotions and memories. I'm looking for solid examples where numerous people remember a major event much differently and it isn't a simple misspelling or difference of a one letter or word. Can you name some of those things?
How about we discuss some major examples of ME, then? I'm tired of discussing Berenstein / THIS / Mcintyre / NO vs Luke, etc as well. If this thing is real it goes far beyond simple name spellings and old quotes. That's what I'm trying to get to the bottom of.
Another easy mistake. 1 depend plus 1 depend = 2 DependS. It's easy to see how this mistake originated. You buy a pack of Depends. People add on the S to imply more than 1 or even a "pair" of depends, kind of like a pair of pants. Are we going to ever discuss these major MEs?
www.mandalaproject.org...
The word "mandala" is from the classical Indian language of Sanskrit. Loosely translated to mean "circle," a mandala is far more than a simple shape.
The second thing: You've referred to this as the "Mandela Affect." I believe you mean Mandala, perhaps?
LINK
The ouroboros or uroboros (/ˌjʊərəˈbɒrəs, ˌjʊəroʊ-/,[3] from the Greek οὐροβόρος ὄφις tail-devouring snake) is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail.
The ouroboros often symbolizes self-reflexivity, introspection, or cyclicality,[4] especially in the sense of something constantly re-creating itself, the eternal return, and other things such as the phoenix which operate in cycles that begin anew as soon as they end. It can also represent the idea of primordial unity related to something existing in or persisting from the beginning with such force or qualities it cannot be extinguished. While first emerging in Ancient Egypt and India,[5] the ouroboros has been important in religious and mythological symbolism, but has also been frequently used in alchemical illustrations, where it symbolizes the circular nature of the alchemist's opus. It is also often associated with Gnosticism, Hermeticism and Hinduism.
Carl Jung interpreted the ouroboros as having an archetypal significance to the human psyche.[6] The Jungian psychologist Erich Neumann writes of it as a representation of the pre-ego "dawn state", depicting the undifferentiated infancy experience of both mankind and the individual child.[7]
Excerpted from: LINK
Below: Text taken from my mandala diary: 1st of April 2011
“This mandala was inspired by Ram Dass’ book ‘Be Here Now’, it depicts the Buddha reaching enlightenment under the naga (snake like being) Mucalinda who came from beneath the earth and sheltered the Buddha. The naga used its’ hood to protect the Buddha from the elements which torrented down from the sky for 7 days after his enlightenment. The image of this scene in my mandala is contained in a light bulb to symbolise the enlightenment.
Inside the lightbulb is the devanagari (Indian script) symbol for OM or AUM which is synonymous with the absolute, and is all the sounds in the universe condensed into one. The word means one, or unity and refers to the connectedness of everything and everyone. The Mandukya Upanishad states that the ‘A’ in AUM refers to the waking state of consciousness, the ‘U’ refers to the state of dreams, the ‘M’ refers to the state of deep sleep’, while as a whole, AUM refers to the fourth transcendental state of consciousness (enlightenment). OM is the reflection of the absolute reality, God, the self, the void and the life energy (shakti). This is surrounded by a circle which is a symbol of unity, wholeness, infinity.
originally posted by: new_here
a reply to: tetra50
The second thing: You've referred to this as the "Mandela Affect." I believe you mean Mandala, perhaps?
Hi Tetra, I know you weren't replying to me, but just thought I'd chime in that, although I love your analogy with the mandala, it really is called the Mandela Effect due to the fact that many people remember Nelson Mandela dying before he 'died again.' And when people began to talk about it, they realized other things too, and someone ended up naming the phenomenon after Nelson Mandela.
Check out: mandelaeffect.com...
Carry on...
However, I think the "popular" recognition of this issue, and calling it after someone famous whom many remember as dead or alive within a discrepant period of time, may be selling the effect, itself, short, in its entirety of meaning.....as the "mandala" applies quite specifically, I think, to what may be discovered, therein.
originally posted by: new_here
a reply to: tetra50
However, I think the "popular" recognition of this issue, and calling it after someone famous whom many remember as dead or alive within a discrepant period of time, may be selling the effect, itself, short, in its entirety of meaning.....as the "mandala" applies quite specifically, I think, to what may be discovered, therein.
Fair point, especially reading what you posted above about the mandala. That said, if I wake up tomorrow and the Mandela Effect is now called the Mandala Effect, well... all bets are off on my sanity, lol.
Newest submissions to that web link I posted...
It's Jonny Quest not Johnny Quest.
It's Oxiclean not Oxyclean. (Really...? They even advertise it's with the power of Oxygen for pete's sake!)
One of the most surprising features of special relativity is that a number of statements and results which we usually think to be absolute turn out to be observer-dependent. In particular, statements about space and time, distances and duration turn out to be relative.
For example, in Einstein's theory, simultaneity is a relative concept. Imagine that there are two events which an observer in space station A judges to be simultaneous - say, the explosion of a firecracker at one point in space and an alarm clock going off a few miles away. For an observer in space station B, which is moving relative to A, this statement will not necessarily be true: In general, such an observer will come to the conclusion that one of the events happened earlier than the other. (More about this unfamiliar state of affairs and about the necessity to first of all define simultaneity can be found in our Spotlight topic The definition of "now".)
Similarly, temporal duration depends on the observer. This relativistic effect is called time dilation. Summarized briefly: Moving clocks are slower than stationary ones. A bit more precisely: An observer on station A measures time using his on-board clock. Station B, passing A at high speed, has an exact copy of A's clock on board. Yet, from the point of view of A, the clock in station B runs more slowly than his own. A down-to-earth version of this effect can be tested with the help of elementary particles such as those particles accelerated inside the "proton synchrotron" of the European research centre CERN.
originally posted by: tetra50
originally posted by: new_here
a reply to: tetra50
However, I think the "popular" recognition of this issue, and calling it after someone famous whom many remember as dead or alive within a discrepant period of time, may be selling the effect, itself, short, in its entirety of meaning.....as the "mandala" applies quite specifically, I think, to what may be discovered, therein.
Fair point, especially reading what you posted above about the mandala. That said, if I wake up tomorrow and the Mandela Effect is now called the Mandala Effect, well... all bets are off on my sanity, lol.
Newest submissions to that web link I posted...
It's Jonny Quest not Johnny Quest.
It's Oxiclean not Oxyclean. (Really...? They even advertise it's with the power of Oxygen for pete's sake!)
LOL, new_here. I guess Dylan described is ever-presently the best.....for, "The Times They are A'Changin....."
LINK Oh yes, it's all very real. What that means and what's responsible and what the outcome may be is what's really the basis for further discussion. If only we can get there.....to further the discussion, imho.
originally posted by: new_here
originally posted by: tetra50
originally posted by: new_here
a reply to: tetra50
However, I think the "popular" recognition of this issue, and calling it after someone famous whom many remember as dead or alive within a discrepant period of time, may be selling the effect, itself, short, in its entirety of meaning.....as the "mandala" applies quite specifically, I think, to what may be discovered, therein.
Fair point, especially reading what you posted above about the mandala. That said, if I wake up tomorrow and the Mandela Effect is now called the Mandala Effect, well... all bets are off on my sanity, lol.
Newest submissions to that web link I posted...
It's Jonny Quest not Johnny Quest.
It's Oxiclean not Oxyclean. (Really...? They even advertise it's with the power of Oxygen for pete's sake!)
LOL, new_here. I guess Dylan described is ever-presently the best.....for, "The Times They are A'Changin....."
I'll see your Dylan, and raise you a David Bowie: "Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes..Turn and face the strange ch-ch-changes..."
originally posted by: charlyv
Most of you know me as one who debunks this effect, based totally on the abilities of our minds to replace memories with impostors because the impostor (stimulation, what ever that may be) is not only very similar, but it gets more "air time" if you will, through repetitive communication.
Ok, so let's say that is false. The only other alternative then, is a displacement of time or split (fork?) of realities....
So if that is indeed what is going on.. what about physical things themselves? Will they just not "appear" or "disappear"?
Surely, if we are talking about time displacement or distortion... hey, some day a building will disappear, or a jet may disappear (err... let's leave that one out) . Simple objects around the house will suddenly not be there, or you will get new things, and not know where they come from... Sounds like fun, but things like that could indeed drive you nuts.
So an exercise here would not be trying to prove what people experience in their minds, but on some physical things, big or small, that change. It would be interesting to read those instances as well, and if enough people concur with what ever that brings out, it would be interesting, to say the least.
I get your wanting to hinge some proof in a realistic, physical realm. However, in order for that to be "proof" of something, we'd all have had to observe the physical things that changed. That's a tough one.
originally posted by: TombEscaper
originally posted by: Barcs
I don't claim that it's strictly confined to long term memory issues. I'm just saying you can't rule it out as a likely cause for most of the simple ones, so it's still a valid possibility. You seemed to be claiming that you have ruled it out and debunked it, but you are doing it via faulty comparisons to short term memory and subjective evidence.
10 years ago is hardly recent. That still qualifies as long term memory that gets foggier over time like all memories that aren't rehashed over the years. My point was that you were mistakenly suggesting that something everybody knows like the birthday song or your best friend's name, can be compared to a memory from 10 years back. There are studies that show this isn't true. People definitely remember things differently. It's not just a wild guess.
I'm not looking for easy spelling mistakes. Again, you can google and get 400,000 results for the misspelled word, "rediculous". That isn't evidence of ME, it's evidence that people heard the word over the years and pronounced it with an E because people say it with the long E sound, so they spell it that way. Back before spell check was everywhere, there were probably several times more hits for that word. There are just as many results for many of the MEs and tons of other misspelled words as well. Berenstain qualifies, regardless of how many people think they remember it differently. It's a difference of ONE LETTER. I know folks do not like when skeptics such as myself say things like this, but that doesn't mean we are wrong. I wouldn't be surprised if there is a youtube ME video about "rediculous" changing spelling.
Prolonged exposure is irrelevant when they do not watch it for more than a decade afterwards, plus most people were children when they watched Mr Rogers. Memories deteriorate over time, do you not believe this? I watched Mr Rogers as a kid, THIS vs THE is another easy mistake to make. And you know what? I did remember it as THE when I hadn't seen it for almost 30 years, but after watching the intro song a few times on youtube recently, it came back to me and THIS actually is what I remember from childhood. It just needed to be refreshed in my mind to realize it was always that way. That's how the song always was, THE is just easier to say and remember, so folks remember it that way.
That why I'm saying we need to focus on MEs that are major, rather than distracting ourselves from the issue with simple misspellings and THIS vs THE that appeal to childhood emotions and memories. I'm looking for solid examples where numerous people remember a major event much differently and it isn't a simple misspelling or difference of a one letter or word. Can you name some of those things?
How about we discuss some major examples of ME, then? I'm tired of discussing Berenstein / THIS / Mcintyre / NO vs Luke, etc as well. If this thing is real it goes far beyond simple name spellings and old quotes. That's what I'm trying to get to the bottom of.
Another easy mistake. 1 depend plus 1 depend = 2 DependS. It's easy to see how this mistake originated. You buy a pack of Depends. People add on the S to imply more than 1 or even a "pair" of depends, kind of like a pair of pants. Are we going to ever discuss these major MEs?
There are multiple implications of this "Mandela Effect," and one of the aspects of it is that there is a now a war being waged for consciousness; in actuality, it is an agenda of soul-enslavement. It would be very detrimental at this point to abandon your intuition and inner-knowingness for things that can be "verified" from outside of yourself, such as through "tangible evidence."
Many, whether consciously or subconsciously, are deathly afraid of what is happening here; not frightened by the Mandela Effect itself, but by the implications of the Mandela Effect. It may be wise to do a self-examination and see if this applies.
The Mandela Effect is a double-edged sword. It may be uncomfortable to face when confronted with it, but accepting it while also holding fast to your truth within will ultimately bring redemption; rejecting it will only drive out your inner-truth more and more, ultimately resulting in the relinquishing of your own soul to the nefarious entities who are orchestrating these anomalies for that very purpose.
Published on Aug 17, 2014 The main tapes are recordings of Dr. Lawrence Dunegan from 1988. Even since then, much of what Dr. Day said was going to happen in the world has happened - and there is more to come. In this recordings Dr. Lawrence Dunegan recalls a meeting with Dr. Richard Day on 20th March 1968, in which Dr. Day revealed the world plans of a secret group of powerful people who he referred to as the New Order of Barbarians.
Deuteronomy 4:2
"You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
Revelation 22:19
And if anyone removes any of the words from this book of prophecy, God will remove that person's share in the tree of life and in the holy city that are described in this book.