Are we helpless without memory?

Hypothesis:

It is impossible to show that one cubic centimeter, is equal to one mililiter, without using memory.

Originally posted by joe shmo
Hypothesis:

It is impossible to show that one cubic centimeter, is equal to one mililiter, without using memory.

Originally posted by sonhouse
Without memory you wouldn't know what words were....

Originally posted by joe shmo
my point exactly, we are totally dependent on memory

Originally posted by Andrew Hamilton
I note from my understanding of electronics (which I have studied at university) it is perfectly possible to make a “useful” circuit that has no memory that can do “useful“ calculations despite not even having a microchip “register” or not even the tiniest bit of short-term volatile memory.

-but I have to admit that I cannot find a single reasona ...[text shortened]... ample of some useful bit of abstract calculation that we humans can do without using any memory.

Originally posted by joe shmo
diseases that cause memory loss are suddenly more frightening

Originally posted by joe shmo
It is also frightening that in a way our mods totally govern our universe

Originally posted by joe shmo
Hypothesis:

It is impossible to show that one cubic centimeter, is equal to one mililiter, without using memory.

Originally posted by convect
Well, it's impossible for us to do much of anything, without memory. It's a good thing we evolved to have it, eh?

Also, i'd argue that it's impossible to show that one cubic centimeter equals one milliliter, period. The units are defined that way. No demonstration is required.

Without memory, will we be able to even eat or walk? Maybe we forget how that's done, and just lay on the ground and die.

That is, if our parents have enough memory to remember how to make us in the first place.

Originally posted by Andrew Hamilton
I note from my understanding of electronics (which I have studied at university) it is perfectly possible to make a “useful” circuit that has no memory that can do “useful“ calculations despite not even having a microchip “register” or not even the tiniest bit of short-term volatile memory.

-but I have to admit that I cannot find a single reasona ...[text shortened]... ample of some useful bit of abstract calculation that we humans can do without using any memory.

Originally posted by KellyJay
You can go somewhere without memory, but why? 🙂
Kelly

Originally posted by Andrew Hamilton
why?? I wasn’t proposing that we should! 🙂
-I think anyone that literally has no memories would be severely mentally handicapped.

Originally posted by KellyJay
Andrew, I was agreeing with you I put a " 🙂 " at the end of my post
because it was a joke. Nothing would/could be done with reason, as
soon as reason occured, it would be forgotten.
Kelly

Originally posted by joe shmo
Hypothesis:

It is impossible to show that one cubic centimeter, is equal to one mililiter, without using memory.