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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 115055" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Even "non-traumatic" memories differ in the recounting by two or</p><p>more people who were present. In my family I have always been known as the who doesn't remember the "specifics" but can be counted on the remember "the gist" or "the interaction" or "the</p><p>emotion" of an experience. My remaining sister has always been</p><p>the one who remembers the EXACT words someone said...fifty years</p><p>ago or more. :bow: BUT this past week when I had the luncheon</p><p>my sister shared an inconsequential story in great detail...and</p><p>it was not accurate. It kinda stunned me as she has never been</p><p>wrong (that I have been witness to) and I realized that she could</p><p>and may have already passed on false memories to the next generation in our family. Not evil...just incorrect.</p><p></p><p>I understand "repressed memories" is a different can of worms.</p><p>on the other hand, if truthful people can confidently share "false memories"</p><p>then I think it stands to reason that most memories have to be</p><p>viewed with reservations. In fact, it may fall into the category</p><p>of "eyewitness testimony" where statistics show that often what</p><p>one believes they have seen...is not what really occurred. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 115055, member: 35"] Even "non-traumatic" memories differ in the recounting by two or more people who were present. In my family I have always been known as the who doesn't remember the "specifics" but can be counted on the remember "the gist" or "the interaction" or "the emotion" of an experience. My remaining sister has always been the one who remembers the EXACT words someone said...fifty years ago or more. [img]:bow:[/img] BUT this past week when I had the luncheon my sister shared an inconsequential story in great detail...and it was not accurate. It kinda stunned me as she has never been wrong (that I have been witness to) and I realized that she could and may have already passed on false memories to the next generation in our family. Not evil...just incorrect. I understand "repressed memories" is a different can of worms. on the other hand, if truthful people can confidently share "false memories" then I think it stands to reason that most memories have to be viewed with reservations. In fact, it may fall into the category of "eyewitness testimony" where statistics show that often what one believes they have seen...is not what really occurred. DDD [/QUOTE]
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