The Ovesonian Twin Brains Thought Experiment: A Priori Evidence in Support of Reincarnation Theory

Comments on the latest post inspired a thought experiment I consider helpful in explaining the likelihood of my consciousness reincarnation theory. The theory is poised most critically on two key assumptions about brain-mind interaction:

1. Specific physical arrangements of matter- brains- result in consciousness formation.

Hopefully we can all agree here.

2. Any given consciousness is formed- and perceives through- not one exact arrangement of physical matter, but a range of different physical arrangements that share certain necessary physical characteristics (though the nature of these is not yet precisely understood), but differ in other ways physical.

This one's a little rougher. But I think you'll find that you agree.

Immortality is Inevitable, The Universe is Finite and Other Interesting Conclusions

Consider the following 3-step argument drawn out by myself during an enlightening discussion prior to the viewing of a certain Star Trek movie that I highly recommend:

Assumption 1: One is uncertain of all things physical.
Assumption 2: One is certain of the self.
Conclusion: The self is not physical.

Those who dispute the conclusion are most likely to oppose the first of the two assumptions (the second is generally accepted), so I'll state a brief defense: to be physical is to exist objectively. One's interaction with objects he supposes to be physical consists only of his perceptions. Perceptions are inherently fallible- i.e., one's senses are always subject to failure- therefore, though they cause him to suppose objects are physical, they can never this guarantee.