These people are on the par with how many angels dance on the head of a pin. Anyone that thinks babies don’t recognize their Moms & Dads within a few days is out of the loop. This convoluted analysis of types of memory based on guesswork is not advancing science.
How many angels can dance on the head of a pin was/is a serious question.
The medieval theologians were debating whether angels and demons could have a real presence in our world despite the fact that we can’t see, hear or feel them. At a slightly higher level of abstraction, one could ask if they exist in a dimension beyond the spatial dimensions and time that we perceive. Can you think of a better shorthand way to visualize the problem so that it can be sensibly discussed in a world that lacked modern mathematics and theoretical physics?
The snarky debunkers stepped in when the Age of Cynicism dawned, and for several centuries “sophisticated” thinkers sat around and mocked the stupid monks.
Then came Einstein and the succeeding avalanche of theoretical physicists. Do matter and energy exist and interact in dimensions beyond those our very limited sensory apparatus can perceive. Well, yes.
How many theoretical physics models do you try to keep up with? How many dimensions do the researchers now project mathematically? How many produce effects that we can now manage to measure given extremely sophisticated (and expensive) research contraptions? Is string theory still thought to be a viable possibility, and how many dimensions do the best current models project?
The medieval monks who were trying to visualize the problem didn’t have advanced mathematics. Heck, they didn’t even understand that the electromagnetic spectrum extends into frequencies far beyond what we can detect. They had the problem of invisible angels and demons, and research tools limited to what they could see with the unaided eye in the rec room of the monastery. Is the Bible wrong? Must all references to angels and demons be understood metaphorically? Or perhaps there is more to the real world around us than we can perceive. Maybe they weren’t so stupid after all.