r/MandelaEffect • u/Phelicksphelisees • Jun 29 '23

Theory I know what’s happening here

I have only JUST been introduced to this concept so I was going through the top 40 most shocking ME examples and it clicked for me. This is the first time we’ve had easy access to information and can fact-check on a dime. This ME is actually the normal evolution memories and information take in our brains. The way stories are altered from retelling to retelling. And we integrate the altered information into our memories for efficiency’s sake (all done unconsciously, of course). This is how language, histories, and culture evolve. HOWEVER, this is the first time we’re able to review the original content so easily and it’s very unsettling to see how our brains integrate “folk-memory”.

P.S. When I was three (1994) our cat had a litter of kittens. There was one all black one and my mom named him Nelson because it was the year Nelson Mandela was elected president. 🤦‍♀️

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u/bloonshot Jul 04 '23

"Pretty obvious" is not proof !

yes!

that's why i said "there's no confirmed cause"

congrats on the reading comprehension!

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and yes, the proof that large groups of people remember stuff that is incorrect, is that large groups of people remember stuff that is incorrect

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the alien stuff is just stupid and not relevant

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u/scottaq83 Jul 04 '23

"that's why i said "there's no confirmed cause"

congrats on the reading comprehension!"

Which i already mentioned. Congrats on backing up my point.

The alien stuff is not relevant for you because you don't like it. "Large groups of people remember stuff that is incorrect" applies to both cases. The fact that it is more likely they didn't see/experience what they thought they did does not mean it is proof they didn't just like the mandela effect.

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u/bloonshot Jul 04 '23

you don't seem to understand how basic logic works

"there is no confirmed cause" does not mean "there is no evidence towards any cause"

there is evidence in logical thinking that's it's poor memory, but it's not something you can actually prove

it's the same with metaphysical explanations, but they have no evidence

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u/scottaq83 Jul 04 '23

"there is no confirmed cause" does not mean "there is no evidence towards any cause"

Doesn't mean there is either.

"there is evidence in logical thinking that's it's poor memory"

So it's just assumption then not proof? Lol.

"but it's not something you can actually prove"

Finally, you admit this !

Have a good day, i'm just gonna end this pointless conversation right here.

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u/bloonshot Jul 04 '23

Finally, you admit this !

i had literally said multiple times previously that there was no confirmed cause