BuffaloBill Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 The whole concept is ghastly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 I'm just spit balling here but wouldn't it possibly be more effective to remove the entire head and spinal cord as an attached unit and reinstall it into a different similar height body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 Yes it should be called a body transplant - if you get a new heart you do not call it "everything buy the heart transplant". You transplant something smaller onto/into something larger. I'm just spit balling here but wouldn't it possibly be more effective to remove the entire head and spinal cord as an attached unit and reinstall it into a different similar height body? No. The spinal cord sends off nerves that would need to be cut and that would make it technically far more difficult, if not impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 You transplant something smaller onto/into something larger. As a general rule, but in this instance the guy with the head is getting a new body. The guy with the body will have no clue he has a new head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 As a general rule, but in this instance the guy with the head is getting a new body. The guy with the body will have no clue he has a new head. Correct. This really cuts to heart of ontological dualism and blends the empirical with pseudo science like medicine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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