The Carbon Processor

by Prajwal Shukla January 15, 2019 2 comments anatomy brain carbon experience forget forgetfully forgetfulness idea intelligence learn life memory mind remember share thought

Do you remember, that time as a kid when you first learned how to walk? Or how you first learned how to write? Neither do I, no one does. But, we have always relied on memories, we conceptualize transferring memory on a computer and live virtually forever. Then why can't we remember anything from our childhood, or as our youth as an elderly person. Our brain doesn't hold on to memories, but rather learns from the experience of it, processes the information and then we remember the experience of it, much like a computer that remembers how to carry a certain process or holds on to recent cache and bookmarks. Experiences are what keep us from repeating our mistakes, it is what keeps us curious to try out more experiences. We don't choose to and I believe we can't hold on to past memories, that explains how we move past sorrowful experiences like the passing away of a close friend or relative, or the enzymal rush of adventure sports. We do simply live in the present moment, but sometimes get carried away, and choose to not store the experience and instead let it haunt us over and over again like a faulty music player, and much like it we won't let go until we experience a sudden impact that get's us back on track. It explains why we look onwards and into artificial intelligence to be our saviors, for their storage of memories are reliable, unlike our natural carbon anatomy that leaves an undoubted experience at old age but a rustic memory to share.

Yours forgetfully
Amnesia