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This is so fascinating - To a much, much lesser extent than this story (thankfully), I have a very distinct memory from my childhood of going to a live spacesh
by sharkweek 9y ago
This is so fascinating -
To a much, much lesser extent than this story (thankfully), I have a very distinct memory from my childhood of going to a live spaceship launch that to this day feels so vivid and real, but I have never been anywhere near such an event.
I remember even getting in "trouble" in school for telling my class that I had gone to see a spaceship's launch at show 'n tell. My teacher tried to correct me by saying I had seen it on TV or something, but I was convinced I had been there in person.
It's funny how over time, though, it blends in well with other childhood memories, it probably has compounded on itself enough times that my brain just stores it with normal memories. I guess I just have enough rationale now to understand that memories aren't always exact replications of events.
- cpeterso 9y agoThis American Life had an interview with a man who remembers his wife waving at Jackie Onassis, but his wife insists he was not actually there. He still "remembers" the encounter clearly, but accepts that it couldn't have happened. Here's an amusing animated version of the story: https://youtu.be/PxQ9Gx2-ceM https://youtu.be/PxQ9Gx2-ceM
- cygx 9y agoAnother interesting anecdote: Those who recover memories of alien abduction will have positive or negative experiences depending heavily on which 'therapist' they visit: The memories probably get created (or fleshed out based on unrelated vague impressions) during the sessions.
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