beliefs control our perceptions and interpretations and our memories?
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And the rules of Yahoo Answers state that you must ask a question.  You aren't following the rules.\n\nWhat does dontori mean?
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No way.  Memories make up large part of who you are.  Also they are a large part of how we learn.  Memories are how one learns that fire burns.  Think about, if you burned yourself once you remember that fire is hot, if you lost your memories, you'd be burning yourself again.  We learn from our mistakes and our memories of them.\nGreat question!
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Our thought are information and dependent on the physical reality of brain. You can not project your thoughts beyond the confines of your brain, unless they are piggy-backed on a transfer wave, such as the intelligence of radio waves is piggy-backed on carrier waves; all physical. You are confused, because instead of getting a proper education in these matters, you wish to believe some form of " alternative " explanation to reality.
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Interesting question!  I am really looking forward to the answers on this one.\n\nI used to think I was having past life memories.  I was having a deja vu-type experience very often, like every few hours.  I would remember a memory that wasn't my own.  To this day I'm not sure whats happening when it occurs (still pretty much daily) but I'm sure its just some wires getting crossed in my brain somehow.
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Perception is based on experience and education. If you have certain experiences that can be tied to a person's race then the next time you encounter a person of that race, your mind brings up that previous experience. If you are told or educated to think or feel a certain way about a particular race, your mind will do the same thing. Perception is really a survival mechanism. It helps you sort out dangerous situations from safe situations from a distance.
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It all depends on how ones perception is relation to it's concepts.
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It depends on our individual make-up.  Some of us can remember a whole whole lot of what we're told.  Some can remember very little.  It depends on learning styles too.  Some people learn by seeing, some by touching, some by hearing.  Where does it come from?  Somewhere in our brains, but I can't tell you exactly where.
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We rely on our instincts....our gut feelings....to decide whether or not to believe a stranger.\n\nIt is amazing how intuitive we are.  The most important thing is to remember to always listen to that voice inside you.
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dwelling on things that are outside of their control.
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Usually when i daydream or recall memory it is usually in third person also. Most of the time when i recall memory it is to think to myself "What if i did this" or "Maybe it wouldn't have happened that way IF" its nothing to be worried about. deep down, subconciously you probably want to see yourself as others saw you at the moment in time.
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I completely agree...sometimes there are things that affect our feelings regardless of what we do, but for the most part, it is the way you view the things that happen.  Sometimes it's hard to remember this, but you are completely right...positive attitude=positive day; negative attitude=negative day. :)
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It's called Deja Vu, and is actually a borrowed word brought into English from the French language.\n\nAs far as I know, we're really not sure exactly why it happens.\n\nThere are several theories - 1 states that somehow our consciousness and our brain run momentarily out of sync, which cause our brain to take visual input from an experience but processes it a little later, so that by the time we realize what we've seen our brain has actually already "seen it" (but we're talking at very high processing speeds). \n\nAnother theory states simply that we have been in a similar situation before but have just forgotten, so when we are in it again it seems new to us but somehow just vaguely familiar.\n\nYet other esoterics say that it is actual memories from past lives.\n\nHappy researching!
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I don't personally be live in a soul, and would attribute consciousness to the process of the brain. However I have to admit that it is hard to explain past lives. It might be due to information read, or heard or absorbed in some other way that is then manifested in a false memory.
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This is likely more a conscious/subconscious effect than anything really scary.  When we decide we "want" to do something, our conscious mind is not usually the instigator of it.  The great majority of what we do is either totally unknown to our conscious mind (like scratching, or shifting in our seat) or vaguely associate (like what part of a meal to eat next).  We rarely plan exactly what our next motion is consciously-and even when we do specifically think "I'm going to do *that*" we dont think about the exact way we will do it. Those studies addressed the poorly understood motivational parts of our mind, which likely make these choices prior to telling the "conscious" parts of our mind what the primary goal is.
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No.  Memories are formed from bonds between neurons in the brain strengthening and fusing.  Basicly, the more you think about something, the more it gets "burnt" into your brain.\n\nThis occurs all over the entire brain, including visual, hearing, touch, taste, and smell areas.
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you know, there is a theory says, that sometimes when we don't trust someone(lover,friend,family)and we think they doing something behind our back,or even when we don't believe them, its because we do the  things that we are afraid that our lover is doing them,we will automatically think they are lieing and doing something wrong, because we already  lied about  things or cheated ..of course i cant generalize this, but i been in relations that proved that theory
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Yes, Everything you, me or anyone does directly or indirectly effects someone or something in some way, either positively or negatively, thus changing someone or somethings life, feelings, or attitude for the better or for the worse. Therefore one should always try to think a little before they act upon any given situation.