Blade Runner Memory Theory

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An example that effectively supports the memory theory and the “same real memory, same person” mantra is the case of Rachel in the film Blade Runner. To give some context, Rachel is a replicant (genetically engineered) who works for the very company that created her, the Tyrell Corporation. She however, does not know she is a replicant and believes she is human. She also can pass the tests designed to reveal people as replicants. All other replicants in the galaxy know that they are not human and have no childhood memories. It is revealed later in the film that the reason Rachel is not easily identified as a replicant, and believes she is human because when she was made, Dr. Tyrell programmed her with his niece Rachel’s memory. To sum