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Old Aug 07, 2013, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by tinyrabbit View Post
You didn't offend me. I'm sorry if it sounded otherwise. I was just concerned that you'd contacted this woman and got such an abrupt response when there's a lot of info out there that would perhaps be easier to find if these people (the false memory lot) hadn't polluted the internet (I say that because whenever I try to search for info I just get stuff from them).

I was just impassioned - sorry if I sounded ratty!
Oh, no! You didn't sound that way at all. I just know that this probably could offend some if they thought I was positing the idea that their experiences are false, which I'm not.

I do think the brevity of Loftus' response makes her less reliable. It's almost like she cut and pasted a generic, one size fits all response.
That being said, I'm taking evidence from both sides with a grain of salt as the issue is so polarized and authors of each point will be biased either way. There certainly seems to be no middle ground, here.
Hopefully, I'll figure this out and how it applies to me, if it does at all.

Thanks for the link, by the way. It really is helping me see support for the other side that doesn't outright encourage suggestive memory work. It does sound correct.

I just realized a problem, though, with myself. It says "digging" is never a good idea and can cause false memories and accusations. Digging is exactly what I was doing a few months ago... I'm so confused!
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