experience self vs. remembering self

[Yvonne]

Nobel prize winner Daniel Kahneman ones brought up this hypothetical question in which he gave us two choices:

Would you choose A) to experience the most amazing vacation in your live but at the end of the vacation all your pictures will be destroyed so that there will be no memories left or would you choose B) to keep only the memories of the most amazing vacation, evoked by a drug, without never have experienced such a vacation?

Please share your opinions about it.

[Candy]

What a question! I think I go with A. I don't know what kind of drug he means, but I prefer to be clean of substances. With option A, I get to experience the holiday, and even though the photos are destroyed, it's not true that there aren't memories left. Memories live in YOU, not on photographs.

[Li****]

I would also choose A!
I'd still have the memories in my head and in my heart, and if I travelled with someone else we would be able to sit down and remember together
Having been on the most amazing vacation would also have had some kind of positive effect on me, and I'd rather have that growth or experience sans photos than not having done it at all!

[Guest User]

13 hours ago, Candy said:

What a question! I think I go with A. I don't know what kind of drug he means, but I prefer to be clean of substances. With option A, I get to experience the holiday, and even though the photos are destroyed, it's not true that there aren't memories left. Memories live in YOU, not on photographs.

2nd this because I don't need anymore drugs (beyond antidepressants/psychiotic) besides the ones that I am already on.

[Sp****]

Definitely A! Those photos are in my mind forever...

[Su****]

Definitely A the memories will be with you forever. To experience the culture and amazing places there are in this world would be such a joy. 

[Va****]

I would definitely  choose B.

[Pi****]

Definitely A!

[br****]

i would choose a. it would be a mindful situation. even if i couldn't remember the actual play-by-play, my body and mind would carry those memories as feelings and comfort and wonder. peace.

[Mi****]

B. Sounds okay

[Guest User]

That's AMAZING KEEP PICTURES LIKE THIS IDEal word with frozen time

[Ch****]

I would like to choose 'experience first' because photos to video are very best memories to keep alive always.

[su****]

I would choose true experiene over living a lie.
So A.