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Skriven 2006-06-18 19:41:00 av Robert E Starr JR (3081.babylon5)
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"Methuselah Jones" <methuselah@altgeek.org> wrote in message 
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> Carved in mystic runes upon the very living rock, the last words of
> <kruegerb76@hotmail.com> of rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated make
> plain:
>
>>
>> Methuselah Jones wrote:
>>> I mean, really -- we're not talking about an article of "faith" here,
>>> any more than yesterday's breakfast is an article of faith. To me,
>>> somone who doesn't remember is like someone who has that condition
>>> where you forget everything each day. But what if such a person
>>> claimed that, since they don't remember yesterday, it never happened?
>>> That's the part that really baffles me. It really amazes me, the
>>> extent to which some people get freaked out about the subject. It's
>>> not something I talk about a great deal, simply because it does make
>>> some people uncomfortable, but it came up.
>>
>> Another interesting thing is that some people can "remember" things
>> that never happened (or perhaps more commonly: that happened very
>> differently).
>>
>> What makes you think these memories are any more valid than me
>> remembering my dreams?
>
> Sure, I'm susceptible to faulty memory to a greater or lesser degree, as
> is anyone. But that applies to present-life memories as well, yet for the
> most part I have no reason not to trust them.
>
> Also, consider the nature of memory. I don't remember all the minute
> details of my high school years, but I certainly know where I went to
> school. Similarly, much of my memory of past lives is of such larger
> details. On the other hand, sometimes certain memories will stand out
> quite clearly, sometimes because they're significant in some way, or
> sometimes for no apparent reason at all. For example, I have a very clear
> memory of my family playing a game, when I was about four. There was
> nothing particularly significant about the event, yet I remember it
> clearly. Some of my past-life memories are like that, as well. Once I was
> looking through a book which included some pictures taken in the early
> part of this century, and came across a picture of a fellow I had known
> well. The feeeling of recognition was exactly the same as when you're
> leafing through an old yearbook and come across a particular picture and
> think, "Oh, man! I haven't thought about [him/her] in years!!" Darned if
> I can remember his name, though. I remember he was very funny.
>
> In short, my past-life memories are exactly the same as my present-life
> memories, and while there are undoubtedly some things I'm mis-
> remembering, that applies to present life as well, and I see no reason to
> distrust them any more or less.
>

I have no personal experience to lead me in that direction, but that's fine.
What bothers me is not that I might have suppressed memories of a past life;
it's that someone else in the future might have my memories.
I had been relieved that in many instances there were no witnesses! :)

Carl

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