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What do you think about artificial, false memories? I was speaking to a friend of mine on this topic and we wondered the possibility of implanting false memories in the mind. Have any of you looked into that subject?
UB tells us TA stores memories of spiritual value to later reinsert them in our minds for recall. There is also the conspiracy theory that technology exists to condition the mnd with false memories by embedding them in frequencies our brains operate on. I have not done much research on it. What I just shared is just tidbit stuff I have gotten from cursory study.
The short answer to your first question is "no". I guess it is possible to have false memories as a concept but of course, since they aren't real, they wouldn't be able to withstand the reality test of Paper 16:6.10.
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In the local universe mind bestowals, these three insights of the cosmic mind constitute the a priori assumptions which make it possible for man to function as a rational and self-conscious personality in the realms of science, philosophy, and religion. Stated otherwise, the recognition of the reality of these three manifestations of the Infinite is by a cosmic technique of self-revelation. Matter-energy is recognized by the mathematical logic of the senses; mind-reason intuitively knows its moral duty; spirit-faith (worship) is the religion of the reality of spiritual experience. These three basic factors in reflective thinking may be unified and co-ordinated in personality development, or they may become disproportionate and virtually unrelated in their respective functions. But when they become unified, they produce a strong character consisting in the correlation of a factual science, a moral philosophy, and a genuine religious experience. And it is these three cosmic intuitions that give objective validity, reality, to man’s experience in and with things, meanings, and values.
A story I heard many years ago is relevant. A very wealthy lady was hiring a chauffeur. She lived on top of a treacherous hill with a winding and at times narrow driveway, often with a cliff on one side. Three candidates applied. To each she asked only one question. "How close to the cliff edge of the driveway can you drive and still be safe? The first answered that he could handle the car so well that only a couple of inches was required. The second suggested he could manage 6 inches. The third said that as far as he could get in every circumstance was the safest. He got the job.
In my attempts to discover my way and realize the reality of these things, it seems to be that the best path isn't to know and discover the errors, that I might know of the potential pitfalls, but to focus as deliberately as I can on the precise path as a way of seeking truth. I have found that to be the epitome of challenging. Being real is my goal. If something isn't real I discard it as soon as I find it so. My key is to be as deeply honest with myself as I can discover, in this process.
So, with that said, the thought adjuster may interject what ever into my thinking process as long as I use the ever developing reality test to uncover the truth, I am comfortable. I make no claim to the source of the input I receive unless so directed, which doesn't happen often. Gabriel announced himself to Elizabeth and Mary. Other than that kind of pronouncement, I can't seem to tell the difference. Nobody has made such an announcement to me. Discernment of source, therefore, is only a hypothetical and only available in personal experience. Valuation of the reality isn't authenticated by the source, but by our faith. That is why the Urantia Book is such a conundrum. We can't validate it until we experience it. Until then it is only theory.
I asked my fellow students in Bible school this question. "If Jesus walked in the room right now, wearing today's clothes, and looking like one of us, how would you know it was him?" They all answered that they were confident that they would know. I said, How, do you think he would be wearing a name tag?" Reality is the only thing like reality. Everything else is almost like realty. The challenge is to discover the difference.
Jim