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> but we know they exist
no. the grey matter in your head just forms signals that other parts of the grey matter in your head interpret as "i know they exist".
also: no. memory is known to be located in the hippocampus (simplified). your argumentation of "it can't be in the brain because if you remove half of it the memory is still there" is dumb. that's like saying "the data can't be stored on this RAID-1 array because if you remove one drive, the data is still there". and that's how most parts within the hemispheres work: as backup for the other half.
> What is your mind and where is your memory? You cannot take your finger and point to where these are. Our best scientists cannot tell us, but we know they exist. Memories do not exist in the physical brain. Any part of the brain can be removed without removing any memories. Half the brain can be removed without losing any memories in an operation called a hemispherectomy. People who have this operation before they have completed puberty will recover with only a slight limp. There is no impairment of short-term or long-term memory. So where are the memories stored?
... I mean it also doesn't make mathematical / physical sense
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