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From: Joe Dees
> >The only other option is to assume that there's no such thing as memory,
that > >no one actually recalls the past.
> >
> Again, the past is not recalled, but memories of it may be.
One of the more inane statements I've run across.
> I ate stew 30 minutes ago, and can recall the experience of doing so quite
clearly.
Exactly. You recall the experience itself, not the memory of the
experience. Let's try to keep a grip on the basics here.
Ted
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