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reliability of eye-witness accounts

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coffee_addict
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Message 22 of 97 (189294)
02-28-2005 6:07 PM 		Reply to: Message 19 by Trump won
02-28-2005 5:48 PM

Re: trusting memory, not eyes
YOU are missing the point.
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The question isn't whether you should trust your eyes or not. The question is whether you should trust your recollection of what your eyes saw or not.
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cp writes:
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it doesn't seem like a good way to exist.
Welcome to the real world, where you sometimes have to admit that you were wrong. This is a trait that, I think, you seem to lack.
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I know for a fact that I have suffered from false memory syndrome before. I also know for a fact that there are many people I know who have suffered from false memory syndrome.
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Unfortunately, I do know some people that still think their memory is a tape recorder.
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Message 29 of 97 (189324)
02-28-2005 8:34 PM 		Reply to: Message 24 by Trump won
02-28-2005 7:41 PM

Re: trusting memory, not eyes
Insults? Where did you get that idea? See, you just demonstrated how untrustworthy your memory can be.
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One thinks everything happens for a reason
The other thinks everyone is coincidence
Oh great, you just turned a conversation about memory into evolution/creation debate. See why I don't have much respect for you?
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Remember your definition of what makes a person wise? You are certainly becoming wiser, according to your definition.
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coffee_addict
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Message 30 of 97 (189327)
02-28-2005 8:38 PM 		Reply to: Message 28 by Trump won
02-28-2005 8:33 PM

Re: trusting memory, not eyes
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Shouldn't you feel secure in what you have seen and know?
This is exactly what I was talking about. An educated intellectual should know that it is always wise to be careful with what he remembers. False memory syndrome can happen to anyone. Noone is immune to it.
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I have a friend that has somewhat of a photographic memory. She could tell you the first 100 digits of pi (pie) forward and backward. And yet, there have been some instances where we have debated some things and she admitted to remembering some things wrong.
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You are coming off from the premise that "I am always right" and you base all your arguments from that premise. Isn't it time you consider the possibility that you might be wrong in some things, including your own memory?
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03-01-2005 1:59 AM 		Reply to: Message 33 by Trump won
02-28-2005 9:03 PM

Re: trusting memory, not eyes
Do you always dodge the main point in real life conversations?
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People, please look at the Style Guide for EvC thread by Sylas. Pay particular attention to step 3.
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SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Refusal to use the search engine may cause brain cancer.
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coffee_addict
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Message 38 of 97 (189393)
03-01-2005 2:02 AM 		Reply to: Message 35 by Trump won
02-28-2005 11:03 PM

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I believe God instills certain memories in your mind to help guide you along. That a certain impression you recieve is meant, not just a coincidence.
Do you practice giving out random unsupported beliefs? Mind giving me the specific bible reference to this statement?
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People, please look at the Style Guide for EvC thread by Sylas. Pay particular attention to step 3.
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SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Refusal to use the search engine may cause brain cancer.
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