format_quote Originally Posted by
Malaak
just a thought.
It might be a side effect of having a very imaginative, creative and intelligent mind that cant be easily distracted..if that is true then perhaps you can use that extraordinary mental power of yours to block those false memories..?
I am waiting for bro Woodrow's response on this.
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Memory in itself is quite an interesting study. Although the concept is analogous to computer storage it is many times more complex. I will not go into detail as to how it is believed memories are stored, but it does seem the amount of information that can be stored is very close to being unlimited. We have 2 levels of memory one is on the Conscious level and the rest is on an unconscious level the vast amount of memories we have are at that level and are not directly accessible to us, for example memory of every puff of air that brushes our skin. Each of those that occur are stored in our unconscious memory
Every thought, every thing we hear smell, touch, see is stored someplace in our memory. But so also are every thought we ever had.
It is not fully understood as to how meories are shifted from conscious level to unconscious or vice versa, but it is believed sleep plays a vital role and in particular the stages of dreams.
Now to go past the mechanics of memory and attempt to explain false memories. Our mind is made in such a manner it refuses to allow any blank areas in our memories. There are many things that can cause blank spaces
some examples this list is far from complete:
Illness
Head Injury
Emotional trauma
Drugs of any type including but not limited to Alcohol, and Cannabis,
Vitamin deficiency
insufficient sleep
dehydration
Sensory deprivation (one of the reasons we can not remember under going surgery)
Since our mind refuses to accept blank spots these gaps become filled in with possibilities from our unconscious memory.
There is nearly always a physical or emotional cause for false memories. While Jinn possession is a possibility, this does not seem to be very probable in virtually all cases as other causes are identified.