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There's this little 'experiment' offered at some point in most Psychology 101 courses: Present a scene and have students describe what they saw. It's amazing how different some of the descriptions are! And of course the same thing happens in 'real' life...
posted by
Nautikos
on October 21, 2013 at 5:55 PM
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Re: Re: JimmyA
I think I would, for one simple reason: I know from past experience what happens when you get caught "bullshitting" someone, even unintentionally. Today, I keep all of my facts simple, and straightforward! I say what I mean, and I mean what I say . . . 
posted by
JimmyA
on October 21, 2013 at 1:52 PM
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I used to confront people but then this ufo came down in my garden and a little blue man (possibly an alien smurf) told me that I was upsetting the universal consciousness and that I should keep quiet...
OK that's not entirely true.... Sometimes I wouldn't confront people
posted by
lionreign
on October 21, 2013 at 8:32 AM
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who knows the truth from a lie
posted by
Lanetay
on October 21, 2013 at 8:01 AM
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Re: JimmyA
Would you know if you were confabulating? Just asking.
posted by
TAPS.
on October 21, 2013 at 7:39 AM
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I don't think I've ever engaged in "confabulating," but I'm sure I've run into others who do! Yeah, your best bet is to simply bite your tongue, especially if the "new information" has no actual bearing on the universe as you know it . . .
posted by
JimmyA
on October 21, 2013 at 7:29 AM
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I've found so often things I remember clearly
memories from childhood, are remembered totally differently by my younger sis.
posted by
Pat_B
on October 21, 2013 at 3:12 AM
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Did I tell you about the fish I caught this summer?
posted by
UtahJay
on October 20, 2013 at 8:21 PM
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I had an argument with w cousin a few years ago about family history. He was making up all sorts of rubbish. Don't suppose we will ever see each other again.
posted by
Kabu
on October 20, 2013 at 7:03 PM
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ah yes the inventors of a new "truth"
posted by
Annicita
on October 20, 2013 at 4:54 PM
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First off, I learned a new word, confabulatation.
Now onto the subject at hand. I, too, bite my tongue when people confabulate. Like you, I find that it only leads to trouble to point out the error(s).
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on October 20, 2013 at 10:24 AM
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