• Clipper152@lemm.ee
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    That our memories are all we really know and have. They’re also volatile, and are usually changed to support a narrative.

    Be careful.

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      Hey remember when you promised to give me that $100? Don’t tell me your memory has changed to support the narrative that you’ve forgotten!

    • TheActualDevil@sffa.community
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      “There are a group of people who believe that each day, when they sleep, they die,” the old man continued. “They believe that consciousness doesn’t continue—that if it is interrupted, a new soul is born when the body awakes.” The old man continued…

      “The thing about this philosophy is how difficult it is to disprove,” the old man said. “How do you know that you are the same you as yesterday? You would never know if a new soul came to inhabit your body, so long as it had the same memories. But then … if it acts the same, and thinks it is you, why would it matter? What is it to be you?"

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      We forget things but we remember people. As long as you take one life lesson from every person you meet you’ll never forget the important stuff.