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> It's not that the past is not true. The past is true, what was reported is not. How do you know the past even exists? All you have is memory and reports, whi
by tivert 3y ago
> It's not that the past is not true. The past is true, what was reported is not.
How do you know the past even exists? All you have is memory and reports, which are unreliable. You can only make the assumption that "the past is true."
> We know very clearly where the problem lies. The media is a lie.
You're understating that. It's not just "the media" boogeyman, it's memory and records that are the problem. They're never complete and always get stuff wrong.
- QuadmasterXLII 3y agohttps://www.lesswrong.com/posts/X3HpE8tMXz4m4w6Rz/the-simple-truth https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/X3HpE8tMXz4m4w6Rz/the-simple...