Are our memory and reasoning processes reliable? To answer this, we must first discuss how people experience similar situations differently. Ironically, we are using our reasoning processing to write this paper and the reliability of these processes is in question. If only our minds were on videotape, then we could fast forward and rewind, but then memory would be pointless.

We're all living in the same physical world, but when it comes to knowing what's going on around us is a different story. Two people can sit through the same event and remember it differently. This may be due to fact one's mind works like a filter through which memory is formed. We all use our experiences from the past to relate to our new experiences. Whether we are using our emotions or our beliefs, we're bound to perceive the past differently. It's inevitable for this to occur...