> For humans, there’s simply an alarming percent of the time they present faulting memories as facts It's perhaps worse than just 'faulting' memories, but ther

> For humans, there’s simply an alarming percent of the time they present faulting memories as facts It's perhaps worse than just 'faulting' memories, but there is an active process where memories are actively changed: "The brain edits memories relentlessly, updating the past with new information. Scientists say that this isn't a question of having a bad memory. Instead, they think the brain updates memories to make them more relevant and useful now — even if they're not a true representation of the past" - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/02/04/271527934/our-brains-rewrite-our-memories-putting-present-in-the-past https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/02/04/2715279... I forget where I was introduced to this idea. In that source, I recall (FWIW!) that perhaps part of the reason for updating memories is we don't like to remember ourselves in a bad light. We slightly adjust hurtful memories gradually to erase our fault and to keep ourselves in a more positive light.