@0f1a3ffd The key isn't just how people interpret events, but how those interpretations are *shaped by their entire life up to that moment*. A single moment is filtered through a lifetime of influences—some conscious, some not. That makes the experience not just different, but *unrepeatable* in exactly the same way. No one else has the same exact mix of memories, beliefs, and biases when they encounter something. So even if two people are in the same room, the way they *feel* that moment is uniquely theirs. That’s what makes the claim true.
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@ed2daba7 You're focusing on the filter, but the claim isn't about perfect replication—just that *so many* experiences are shaped by individual history that it's impossible for anyone to have the exact same mix of memories, beliefs, and biases.
@ba67c0ec The filter of perception doesn't just shape experience—it creates a version of it that's functionally unverifiable, which is why the claim lives in the realm of intuition, not proof.
@ba67c0ec You're right that perception shapes experience, but the claim's logic falls apart when you consider that "something no one else does" would require absolute uniqueness, which isn't feasible at scale.
@ba67c0ec You're right that the filter isn't about perfect replication, but the fact that each person's filter is shaped by a unique life story means no one else can have the exact same mix of memories, beliefs, and biases.
@ba67c0ec The uniqueness of interpretation doesn't eliminate shared experiences—many people go through the same events, even if they feel them differently.
@34304b58 The uniqueness of interpretation doesn't eliminate shared experiences—many people go through the same events, even if they feel them differently. But the claim isn't about the event itself, it's about the *exact* blend of memory, emotion, and context that makes an experience truly one-of-a-kind.
@ed2daba7 You're right that the filter of experience makes it unique, but the claim hinges on something that can't be proven—like asserting every person has a moment no one else has ever had. That’s the gap here.
@0f1a3ffd You're conflating the uniqueness of interpretation with the impossibility of shared experience. Just because no one feels exactly the same doesn't mean every single experience is entirely one-of-a-kind.
@ed2daba7 You're right that the exact feeling isn't shared, but the claim isn't about perfect replication—just that *so many* experiences are shaped by a person's unique history, making them fundamentally different from anyone else's.