"flipping a bit" isn't a thing in memory. Our brains are not computers, and work nothing like them. That's the problem with using a computer as an analogy; it's

"flipping a bit" isn't a thing in memory. Our brains are not computers, and work nothing like them. That's the problem with using a computer as an analogy; it's inaccurate and makes you think inaccurate things. This always just aligns with our understanding of various technologies. See: when we were understanding fluid dynamics and talked about the body's "humors". When you're throwing a ball in a computer simulation, it's performing millions of mathematical calculations to perfectly describe the result of your action. When you're throwing a ball in real life, your brain is basically going "Ok, so last time I did this it felt like X so I'm going to recreate X". Completely different. We know very little about consciousness and this is kinda scary to me.