The Mechanism of Vector Replication: Why We See Different Worlds
Rajveer Solanki
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) October 11, 2026 preprint DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23297300 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
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| Key points | Argues that communication succeeds not because people share identical internal experiences but because external physical anchors and socially conditioned language let them coordinate private mental representations. Proposes the "Mechanism of Vector Replication," modeling the brain as an independent "rendering engine" and perception as a five-step sequence from external information to communicative reproduction, illustrated through three thought experiments. |
Abstract
This paper introduces the Mechanism of Vector Replication, an original framework in the philosophy of mind and cognitive science that addresses how human communication succeeds despite isolated, subjective internal experiences (qualia). Modeling the biological brain as an independent "rendering engine," the framework breaks down perception into a five-step processing sequence: external information, sensory reception, internal processing, private mental representation, and communicative reproduction. Through three thought experiments—visual color perception ("The Whiteboard"), sound replication ("The Metal Bench"), and emotional divergence ("The Horror Movie")—the paper demonstrates that shared understanding relies on external physical anchors and social language conditioning rather than identical internal experiences.