(05-05-2024, 05:04 AM)CCoburn Wrote: The Mandela Effect : fact or fiction?
The Mandela Effect is a phenomenon where various groups of individuals seemingly recall past events, symbols, words, and titles et cetera as documented or transpiring differently than how they are actually recorded in the present day. The title comes from the 'supposed' false memory of many believing that Nelson Mandela died in prison during the 1980s where in fact this is actually contrary to how this information is actually documented in the present day. Nelson Mandela never died in prison, or so 'they' say.
Examples of this phenomenon resonate differently with different individuals, and oddly enough the titled phenomenon is actually an example of one that does not resonate with me as much as some of the others.
And here are a few examples of this phenomenon that actually do resonate with me:
1. Interview With - THE - Vampire. I saw this movie more than once, and I recall the title as being Interview With - A - Vampire.
I read the series of Anne Rice books before the movie came out. It was definitely "Interview with the Vampire".
Quote:2. Moonraker. Dolly NEVER had braces in any of the scenes, but I seem to recall a scene with her smiling at Jaws with her 'braces' twinkling in the light.
I can remember reading an online comment that "it would have been cool addition to the script if Dolly had had braces like Jaws." I'm wondering if others read the same post (which was on a 'conspiracy' board) and had modified their recollection?
Every time you recall a memory, you modify it in some minor way. But he more you recall it, the further from the truth it becomes. That's how memory works. It goes through processes that re-encode it a little more efficiently, with less data, each time it is manipulated.
Consider the scenario that you see a car crash. You might remember who was in the wrong, or who was injured, but the colour, type of wheel rims and model of car is less important. So, a day later you are asked to recall the crash and tell a police officer everything you can remember. You tell them about the colours of the cars and who you believed was in the wrong, but you don't recall or describe the wheel rims, because it isn't important. It was something that was unnecessary metadata to the fact that there was a car crash.
Then you get to court and they ask for your witness testimony, you recall who you thought was in the wrong, and that you saw the crash, but all the other specific details are a bit vague. Then the police officer reads out that it was a grey hatch that hit lime green sedan, and you recall that totally, however, the officer is looking at the wrong page of his notes and neither of you is any the wiser.
Then later in the court case, the insurance guy brings out pictures of the car showing its damage, and its white and the defence counsel asks for clarification because obviously something is wrong with the police testimony, so the officer realizes his mistake and reads out the correct page, but you are left in confusion because you are sure you remember a grey hatch and a lime green sedan.
This suggestibility is well proven by psychological test, and is often used by stage magicians, conmen and, unfortunately, crooked lawyers. It is also evidenced in the Mandela effect.
Quote:3. The word dilemma. Many, including myself seem to recall this as being spelled dilemna, and I have no idea why many would have recollection of such an oddly spelled word.
Lots of people misspell lots of words. It isn't an unusual thing for you to have seen it misspelt somewhere and for it to left an impression, because it looks wrong. The letters are alongside each other on the keyboard, so, there's that.
Quote:4. Mr. Rogers' theme: it's a wonderful day in THIS neighbourhood. I grew up with this and I recall it as it's a wonderful day in THE neighbourhood.
These are just a few and the examples are many, and it's kind of reminiscent of other phenomena such as ghosts, UFO sightings, or any other widely documented paranormal phenomena where there may in fact exist truth but often times mixed together with a plethora of lies, mistaken identity, or any other inadvertent or intentional false reports or claims, but it's like they say, it only takes one truth to prove any phenomenon.
It can also be worthy to note that with this Mandela Effect that many of the changes seem to not make nearly as much sense as the recollected original and in some instances maybe even to the point of borderline laughable.
The most likely and obvious thing is to accept that we are wrong sometimes.
For some people, that is just going too far.
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