Thought experiment investigates the impact of genetic and cultural factors on consciousness and identity.
A Thought Experiment on the Ontological Erasure of Biological Roots and the Divergence of Dual Experiential Realities Field: Theoretical Philosophy, Neuro-philosophy, Exresciousnology Abstract This paper introduces 'The Lost Origin Paradox', a thought experiment designed to investigate the ontological divergence between genetic-somatic hardware and experiential-cognitive consciousness. By examining the hypothetical scenario of monozygotic twins (X and Y) born in Madagascar, separated at birth, and raised in vastly different socio-cultural environments (India and Germany respectively), this study evaluates whether biological origin and genetic architecture (C) retain any intrinsic capacity to encode subjective reality (B_α) or cultural identity. Drawing upon the conceptual framework of Bhodhaanubhavam, the paper demonstrates that experiential context (E) and dynamic modulators (Cₓ) completely supersede biological lineage, resulting in the total erasure of the native origin (EMadagascar → 0) from active cognitive interiority.
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