There’s a boffin who has a conviction
That your earliest memory is fiction
But folks like to cleave
To the stories they weave
So telling them can cause some friction
John Moynes
Pic: Fotolia stock
Sponsored Link
Everything. As It Happens.
All memories are legends. There’s a hint of truth in them but they can’t be relied on and certainly couldn’t be considered factual.
Very true. It”s a sobering thought when you consider how much of the criminal justice system depends on truthful and accurate recall by various parties of events which usually happened some time in the past. Even the most honest witness cannot help smoothing over the gaps in their perception and recall, especially when they have rolled it through their mind a hundred times.
Erm:
Headline: Why it is likely that your earliest memory is a work of fiction
First line: Two-fifths of people have a fictional first memory based on fragments of early experiences, psychologists have found.
LEDGEBAG !
I just wanted to shout that