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So I have been thinking a lot lately about memories. Does it ever strike you that when you think or hear about one person, one single memory comes to mind, and then it's like a snowball effect of other memories.
For instance. When I think about my grandfather the first thing that comes to mind is when we were building something at our house in Maine and he lifted my brother and me and up with one arm. I used to think he was the strongest guy ever. But then after that I think pretty much everytime in the same order the time we built a floating wood raft for our lake. The way he used to drink Busch Beer because it was cheap and he legitimately liked the taste. And the time he tried these spicey chips I always used to get. Then I think on the day of his death, everyone who was in Maine toasting to his honor with a Busch beer.
How many memories can you consciously remember for one person. If I sat here and thought about ever person I have known or has made some kind of impact on my life I'm sure I could come up with 5+.
But how do memories come back? Does something have to happen in the future to spark something that happened in the past? Are all my memories stored subconsciously? I know the brain can store an infinite amount of information, consciously and subconsciously.
Just some food for thought.
For instance. When I think about my grandfather the first thing that comes to mind is when we were building something at our house in Maine and he lifted my brother and me and up with one arm. I used to think he was the strongest guy ever. But then after that I think pretty much everytime in the same order the time we built a floating wood raft for our lake. The way he used to drink Busch Beer because it was cheap and he legitimately liked the taste. And the time he tried these spicey chips I always used to get. Then I think on the day of his death, everyone who was in Maine toasting to his honor with a Busch beer.
How many memories can you consciously remember for one person. If I sat here and thought about ever person I have known or has made some kind of impact on my life I'm sure I could come up with 5+.
But how do memories come back? Does something have to happen in the future to spark something that happened in the past? Are all my memories stored subconsciously? I know the brain can store an infinite amount of information, consciously and subconsciously.
Just some food for thought.