avatar! wrote:I don't think that's true. We can build artificial hearts, something that was science fiction not too long ago. Does this mean we don't need to?
It's not like that. Since an artificial heart is the only option in some cases, then it's necessary. A head transplant, though, is so advanced that if we can do it, then we can do other things. Like just replace the body, piece by piece. Or grow a new head.
If a head transplant is the only possible option that can save someone's life, then we're in a technological situation that doesn't make sense. And when I use "head transplant", I'm using it in the sense that there will be no rejection and the patient will live a full life with no possible chance of dying early from complications related to the procedure. That's a head transplant, not this experimental crap where rejections and death are possible.