Philosophy Wire: The video game… [Can you remember? This was the last day of your life…]

Even though people tend to remember fewer details about past events as time goes by, the details they do remember are retained with remarkable fidelity, according to a new study. This finding holds true regardless of the age of the person or the amount of time that elapsed since the event took place. [1] Can you remember? When you were a child. Sitting with your grandparents in their warm home. Looking at the Christmas tree, having a high-score at the video game you have now lost. You slept well then. Wake up. This is the last day of your life. Can you remember? You are not here. You are not there. Instead the cosmos is inside everywhere…

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