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Memories of the 28th Century

Miscellaneous thoughts about miscellaneous matters

  1. Imagination and Delusion

    by , 11-09-2016 at 07:51 PM (Memories of the 28th Century)
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    Why do people believe irrational and delusion things?

    This is closely related to the difference between fiction and non-fiction, and I am completely comfortable discussing that. Fiction is that which we want to put forth as being other than an accurate description of the world. Fiction includes things that are completely made up, fantasy, dreams, etc. Fiction can also be a slightly altered version of what we see in the world that is altered for dramatic effect or some other ...

    Updated 11-09-2017 at 08:27 AM by PeterL

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  2. Photography, a Symptom of Dementia?

    by , 08-20-2014 at 01:28 PM (Memories of the 28th Century)
    Photography, a Symptom of Dementia


    There was a convention of photographers near here recently. It spurred me to think more about the mental aberration that causes people to take photographs, but even after considering the matter, I am not certain exactly why people engage in that behavior, but there probably are several reasons.

    The clearest rationale for photography is that photographers have poor memories. If they had good memories, then they wouldn’t even ...