It is said that people who carry the OR6A2 receptor gene can detect the aldehydes present in cilantro, while people who lack the receptor are indifferent to what would otherwise be perceived as a soapy, unpleasant taste. The ones carrying the receptor are, through no fault (or choice) of their own, wired to perceive and feel an external object in the world in a completely different manner to the ones who lack the receptor. That confirms Kant's idea of an a priori system which decodifies the world in a manner that is detached from any environmental conditioning.
It is said that people who carry the OR6A2 receptor gene can detect the aldehydes present in cilantro, while people who lack the receptor are indifferent to what would otherwise be perceived as a soapy, unpleasant taste. The ones carrying the receptor are, through no fault (or choice) of their own, wired to perceive and feel an external object in the world in a completely different manner to the ones who lack the receptor. That confirms Kant's idea of an a priori system which decodifies the world in a manner that is detached from any environmental conditioning.