Would you still be you if you could not remember anything? What is it that makes you who you are? If a bad man loses his memory does he forget to be a bad man? If a good man loses his memory does he forget to be a good man?
If a lot of what we do is related to what we have done, then surely if we cannot remember doing anything, we cannot relate to anything. It would then be easy to presume that one would not be able to know what to do.
What makes us what we are? When we see a gun we relate to it being a weapon. So if we did not remember what a gun was we would not be able to relate the fear required for it. The same could go for people we would not know who is our friend or who is our enemy. But does this mean someone with amnesia can completely change who they are or just who they are in relation to other things?
What causes someone to be good or bad? Is it upbringing? Is it genetic? If it is upbringing then if amnesia can remove all memories of upbringing would a bad person turn good?
On a side note though, I think it is amazing though that in movies when people have amnesia they still remember how to talk English and walk etc. This is likely due to them remembering basic things just not anything else.
If a lot of what we do is related to what we have done, then surely if we cannot remember doing anything, we cannot relate to anything. It would then be easy to presume that one would not be able to know what to do.
What makes us what we are? When we see a gun we relate to it being a weapon. So if we did not remember what a gun was we would not be able to relate the fear required for it. The same could go for people we would not know who is our friend or who is our enemy. But does this mean someone with amnesia can completely change who they are or just who they are in relation to other things?
What causes someone to be good or bad? Is it upbringing? Is it genetic? If it is upbringing then if amnesia can remove all memories of upbringing would a bad person turn good?
On a side note though, I think it is amazing though that in movies when people have amnesia they still remember how to talk English and walk etc. This is likely due to them remembering basic things just not anything else.
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