illusions

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Put simply, physics appears to allow the possibility that our memories are not reliable records but instead detailed illusions produced by chance.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

The authors—Mr. Dutkiewicz is an assistant professor at the Pratt Institute, Mr. Rosenberg is an associate professor at Duke University—harbor few illusions about the past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

It is a sacrifice she made willingly, but she is under no illusions - not every fighter is lucky enough to have a family to catch them when they fall.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

“Although people aren’t necessarily enslaved by it, people enslave themselves to it because they’re told how fantastic it is to help manifest these illusions for a corporate sponsor.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

The beloved objects that we had carried with us from place to place were now left behind in the wagon and, with them, finally, our illusions.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel