They claim everyone was born, but I don't recall it. Maybe I was having one of my blackouts.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker questions the universal claim of birth, suggesting memory loss or dissociation.
- In plain terms
- I do not remember being born, so I might have been unconscious.
- What can you take from it?
- Memory gaps can make even basic facts about existence seem uncertain.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you remember from your earliest childhood?
- How do you verify your own existence?
Another view
Without external records, personal recollection alone may not verify such claims.
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