tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870753358375957551.post3902545620767333617..comments2023-10-24T07:32:29.450-07:00Comments on Daily Eccentricities: I think, therefor I am....kindaXtianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289383245542074791noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870753358375957551.post-64710580215969505342007-10-15T20:29:00.000-07:002007-10-15T20:29:00.000-07:00Thanks for comments guys. I thought for sure every...Thanks for comments guys. I thought for sure everyone would have ripped it apart and disagreed at every possible point. Though I still don't I clearly conveyed everything I wanted to.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for bringing up Selective Memory, Andy. I probably should have gone into that a little bit. Though that has a tendency to branch off into other tangents. Like how psychics exploit it. They're just guessing but you tend to ignore the misses and only remember the hits. And then THAT branches off in the P.T. Barnum effect in which people actually WANT to tricked.Xtianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03289383245542074791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870753358375957551.post-56194774077775078052007-10-15T20:14:00.000-07:002007-10-15T20:14:00.000-07:00Yeah, memory is an interesting topic. Well-chosen ...Yeah, memory is an interesting topic. Well-chosen picture too, as I'm sure Memento affected your views on this topic. Good movie. Ironically, I cannot remember all of it. Ok, here goes my thoughts in more random order than your's.<BR/><BR/>I think you're dealing also with consciousness in this blog. "I think, therefore, I am" and such. Memory refers to the past. I find it interesting to try to define when the present becomes the past: when consciousness becomes memory. What if we could cling onto the memory? We often try...<BR/><BR/>Let's say I'm on an awesome date, and I wanna savor(savour?) the moment. We often hear lines (or I do) like "I wish this moment could last forever." As soon as it's been said, does it become, "I wish THAT moment had lasted forever"?<BR/><BR/>In senior year of high school, I focused my service project on Memory, relating to Alzheimer's (sorry for the spelling) disease. You should include this in your discussion about amnesia, as it's a much more common threat to our memories. I recommend a book, "The Things They Carried," where a Vietnam War Veteran writes in different perspectives about memory... Also, the unique Japanese film, "Afterlife" about people having to choose one memory to relive over and over again (or essentially live IN) after they die.<BR/><BR/>Last modern day scenario: Why is it that my parents, who are approaching an age where memory is said to fade, can remember so many details of my childhood? When I, with my youth and sharp memory, can only remember bits and pieces?<BR/>Also interesting how with Alzheimer's, people forget recent things, but remember very clearly details, people, names, and events from years and years ago.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and you should talk about "selective" memory, how we attempt to control or evolve the memory. To quote the Second Wind: "Why? That's what memory is, isn't it? A bunch of embellished ideas and cloudy images..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870753358375957551.post-48487891557153567552007-10-15T13:30:00.000-07:002007-10-15T13:30:00.000-07:00that did happen to my memory card. remember? i lef...that did happen to my memory card. remember? i left by the exhaust fan of the gamecube and it pretty much burnt up the card. it was my madcatz card with all of my gamecube games on it.<BR/><BR/>why'd you have to bring this up? i hate my memory. bad times.<BR/><BR/>you should do further resarch about drinking and compose a thesis about what really happens when you "black out" from drinking too much. you could also research teh "brown out" effect and why your are able to remember certain things from the crazy night before (like getting duct taped--bastards).J - Beeziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01387028663370644741noreply@blogger.com