Ecmandu: PG,
It’s not way off track. This is a philosophy board.
You just stated the past can’t change.
Peacegirl: We cannot not do what has already been done. We can interpret what was done differently but that’s not what I’m talking about.
Do you have any idea what that means? It means all time froze forever and existence can’t exist.
Yes. Welcome to philosophy.
So… you’re saying someone can’t rewrite their past.
I’m using hard logic on you. I’m not trying to play word games with you. I’m challenging your premise.
As I’ve grown older, my interpretation of my past has changed radically. I see the whole thing differently. How is that any different than me traveling back in time and teaching my 16 year old self everything I know now?
Do you understand what I’m saying?
I’m saying… my entire past is reimagined…
If I couldn’t use my memories to work out my issues (my past is always with me) and talk to that person, I’d make no progress with that person.
That’s true of us all.
Peacegirl: Are you purposely playing games with me? Of course as we mature we are able to look at the past with a different perspective, but what in God’s name does this have to do with the fact that we can’t reverse time and undo what was already done? Can you undo your last comment or what you did today?
Ecmandu: Actually, I can edit my post. I won’t and that’s beside the point.
Peacegirl: Again, that’s NOT what I’m talking about.
Ecmandu: My point is that just like eye witness testimony is known to be unreliable, now we’re talking about memory. I changed my 16 year old interpretation as I grew older.
You also completely avoided the hard one I gave you.
If the past never changes, how can existence exist.
Once REAL philosophy enters the discussion, you run.
Peacegirl: How can the past change when all we have is the present? What already happened cannot be undone, but we can look back in hindsight and learn from it.