This is a strange thought I sometimes wonder about when thinking of past events.

Not sure if this is the correct forum, but here goes...

1) I've read that when you remember an event, it is not the event itself that you're remembering. Rather, you're remembering the last time you remembered the event.

2) I've also read that each time you remember an event, your memory of that event slightly changes as you reconstruct it. So, what happens when you "access" a memory multiple times. Does it become "corrupted"?

In the past, when you were actually present during an event, how accurately did you perceive it?

A story I heard: an organism, who along with itself as well as all other organisms in its family tree, is blind and at no point has it or its ancestors had any gene associated with having sight. A scientist comes along and gives the organism the ability to detect light. From that organism's perspective light just came into existence, but to all other organisms who had a history of being able to detect light, they know it has "always" existed.

How accurate are your memories and what effect does your perception have on them?

In the words of Magneto: "Are you sure you saw what you saw?"