tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post6343856361848097706..comments2024-03-28T17:31:43.711+00:00Comments on A K Haart: It never happenedA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-61548849198491184982012-01-18T16:22:44.714+00:002012-01-18T16:22:44.714+00:00SV - I try to leave early memories alone because o...SV - I try to leave early memories alone because of the fragility you allude to. Whether it works or not I can't tell though - because of that same fragility.<br /><br />JH - I'd say not, because I'm trying to point out that we can't just demand evidence in all circumstances. The demand itself could trample over valid personal experiences like my drop of rain.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-68565842259608907922012-01-18T09:24:13.083+00:002012-01-18T09:24:13.083+00:00even though I saw them only minutes ago. No eviden...even though I saw them only minutes ago. No evidence means they didn’t happen as far as the outside world is concerned, because I can't prove it and surely we must be consistent in these matters<br /><br />Existence of G-d as well?James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-46231616296642820062012-01-18T08:57:56.919+00:002012-01-18T08:57:56.919+00:00Yes, we do miss something real and important, but ...Yes, we do miss something real and important, but there is nothing that we can do about it. In representing the event to ourselves via the concepts and language that are involved in our memory, we change it forever. My earliest memories, for example, have been so rationalised, elaborated, and confused with other similar ones, that they exist as a token in my mind, rather than a perfect representation.<br /><br />Truth is honouring what there is, whether it is the raindrop as it falls (perfect zen "plop"!) or our fumbling attempts to manipulate the fading pictures.Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.com