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Originally posted by Colonel Bill...A human can remember his entire life. ....
Originally posted by AlfredENewman
Originally posted by Colonel Bill...A human can remember his entire life. ....
I think not, or certainly the detail of the "now". For example, ask yourself what you ate last Wednesday for your main meal? Unless you eat the same things day after day I think you would struggle (I certainly would!!). Or, what music was playing in the background, what shirt did you have on... etc. And as for what happened a year ago.... See what i mean?
I agree we can "remember" some significant moments in our Lifes but generally as "snapshots" - I can remember my daughter being born 20 years ago - but once again - the details escape me.
I think I see what you a trying to say - that our mental storage capacity is huge. However, in reality I suspect that our memories are acually quite limited, as I've tried to show above. I think the answer lies within psychology - i must go now but Google long and short term memory and see what results you find from that.
Happy hunting!!
Originally posted by AlfredENewman
I think I see what you a trying to say - that our mental storage capacity is huge.