Which are more important: Actual experiences or the memories that remain

NJmaverick

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Mon Aug-31-09 06:25 AM
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Which are more important: Actual experiences or the memories that remain

when the experiences are over?

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seemunkee

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Mon Aug-31-09 06:43 AM
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1. You can't have the memories without the experience

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RandomThoughts

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Mon Aug-31-09 07:43 AM
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4. Yes you can, that is what it is when you dream while sleeping. n/t

Edited on Mon Aug-31-09 07:44 AM by RandomThoughts

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mikeytherat

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Mon Aug-31-09 07:25 AM
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2. Better than the deed, better than the memory - the moment of anticipation.

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NJmaverick

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Mon Aug-31-09 08:21 AM
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5. That is true in some cases

although not all

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zanne

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Mon Aug-31-09 07:38 AM
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3. That's why you have to live in the moment.

The memories will never match up to the real thing.

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NJmaverick

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Mon Aug-31-09 03:07 PM
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7. Sometimes the memories end up being better

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Bertha Venation

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Mon Aug-31-09 08:40 AM
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6. interesting question

requires some thought

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emdistortion

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Mon Aug-31-09 03:16 PM
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8. I don't think that importance is really the question..

Edited on Mon Aug-31-09 03:21 PM by emdistortion

I think you mean which is more real, experience or the memory of it. The present experience is the only reality. Memory and works are really our only proof of those experiences. Memory is the only proof of a continued existence. They go hand in hand, you can't separate them. Experiences meld and overlap together to create a lifetime so there is really only one long experience. If I'm wrong about this please mind that I only took one philosophy course in college. Any one else want to give this a go?

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Mon Aug-31-09 04:12 PM
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9. My dear NJmaverick...

If there is any substitute for love, it is memory...

~Joseph Brodsky...

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TrogL

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Mon Aug-31-09 05:00 PM
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10. It's all memories

You cannot perceive actual experience - your senses aren't up to it. Your mind takes what it can and creates a first memory that gets rewritten (and enhanced or otherwise changed) each time you "remember" it.

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stray cat

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Mon Aug-31-09 06:10 PM
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11. Actual experiences as they are required for memories

even a dream in an experience.

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