The Forbidden Thought Experiment

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Part 2: The (Forbidden) Thought Experiment For starters, most people would think of this “forbidden” experiment to be one of the most bizarre experiments. Although no one should actually ever try raising a child in complete isolation it does raise a lot of questions like “Would they develop any sort of language? Would they know how to react if they were to come in contact with a human? Etc.” Raising a child in complete isolation would be like raising a child alone in a jungle, wherever anyone is placed, from a young age they would be forced to learn only what is around them and what comes naturally to them. Take for example someone who lives in China, although for us we think learning Chinese would be almost impossible and sometimes can not imagine ever speaking it, that is because it is what’s natural to them from an early age. People worldwide have different view points on life, speak different languages, act differently, have different morals, etc. since they grew up in different societies, so it would be the same for someone growing up in isolation. Growing up and adapting to a culture is both mental and social, and affects the way any person thinks. I find that survival would become anyones first priority and natural instinct. I think everyone or thing in someway develops their own understanding to what not only survival is but what life is. Of course someone who grew up in isolation would not adopt Nihilism.. Believe in God.. Develop the English language because they would not know any of that even exists in the “real world”. Picturing someone growing up in isolation is like picturing a human trapped in a small white room with almost nothing to live with, just the necessities of life. Think of all the stages we go through while growing up.. Learning how to walk, learning how to talk, seeing the beauty in our world, communicating with

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