X-Message-Number: 9228 Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 21:04:55 -0800 From: Hara Ra <> Subject: Memory and structure Tom Donaldson said: It is not the truth of our memories which gives us individuality, anyway. It is their content, whatever it may be. Nor must that content persist indefinitely: though some kinds of memory (one of the most important facts learned by research into memory is that there are provably several different kinds of memory). As for exactly what memories must survive for the person to remain "the same person", that depends on just what memories are important to the individual. Those differ person to person, but they always exist. Not only that, but because they are important they are often more accurate than other memories (but that's not guaranteed). Just a minor nit: It is memories AND their organization (or structure) together which IMO comprise identity. O----------------------------------O | Hara Ra <> | | Box 8334 Santa Cruz, CA 95061 | O----------------------------------O Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=9228