Re: ality

From: Francesca S. Alcorn (unicorn@greenepa.net)
Date: Thu Feb 28 2002 - 02:57:31 GMT

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>Hi Dace -
>
>>Any data storage system ought to have a minimal level of accuracy far
>>beyond that of human memory.
>
>No argument.
>
>But, who ever said that memory is a data storage system to bring it into
>this comparison?
>
>- Wade

Mightn't it be more a record of lessons learned, rather than actual
sensory records? Then the learning would be modified, but the
experiences themselves would be degraded.

Each new experience would be a sort of software upgrade.

frankie

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