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comment by nonapus
nonapus  ·  3427 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: When does a human cease to be a human?

I don't have an answer to your question, but I would like to point something out that is related to the head/body transplant...

I've read that gut flora has an effect on our minds. With this and the level complexity of the human mind taken into account, prima facie, the mind/head of the man being transplanted will meld with the residual mind of the deceased man's body.

I'm really excited for the head/body transplant and I'm really grateful that I'll (likely) be alive for it. In a couple of years, a thought experiment will become an experiment. The future is soon.