No, that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about someone saying at time 2, “I remember experiencing x at time 1”, when at time 1 they experienced no such thing. Forget misinterpretation of experience—I’m mentioning that not every recalled experience was actually experienced.
I don’t see how that’s different in principle from anyone reporting any subjective experience after the fact. All we ever know is that there’s the memory of an experience; anything else is explanation.
13 years late here, but I think there’s a place for this distinction.
When someone says “I experienced such-and-such when I was near death, and that proves <something spiritual>”, there are 2 places for doubt that RobinZ is distinguishing.
That the best explanation for experiencing such-and-such is <something spiritual>
That the best explantaion for him remembering experiencing such-and-such is that he actually experienced such-and-such
RobinZ is distinguishing between those two avenues of doubt, whereas you’re apparently grouping them together.
No, that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about someone saying at time 2, “I remember experiencing x at time 1”, when at time 1 they experienced no such thing. Forget misinterpretation of experience—I’m mentioning that not every recalled experience was actually experienced.
I don’t see how that’s different in principle from anyone reporting any subjective experience after the fact. All we ever know is that there’s the memory of an experience; anything else is explanation.
13 years late here, but I think there’s a place for this distinction.
When someone says “I experienced such-and-such when I was near death, and that proves <something spiritual>”, there are 2 places for doubt that RobinZ is distinguishing.
That the best explanation for experiencing such-and-such is <something spiritual>
That the best explantaion for him remembering experiencing such-and-such is that he actually experienced such-and-such
RobinZ is distinguishing between those two avenues of doubt, whereas you’re apparently grouping them together.