“The world we have made as a result of the level of thinking we have done thus far creates problems we cannot solve at the same level of thinking at which we created them.” — Albert Einstein
We have long known that the human head can be removed from the body. But we are just now learning how to reattach an old seasoned human head to a young vibrant human body. This may give the old head a new lease on life. But will it make the transplanted head any less lonely?
‘In the short term, we expect the project to result in spinal cord reconstruction breakthrough and whole body transplant,’ BrainBridge said. ‘But in the long term, the project will expand into areas that will transform healthcare as we know it.’ The concept is the brainchild of Dubai-based project lead Hashem Al-Ghaili, a biotechnologist and science communicator.
Dr. Demikhov transplanted the head of a puppy onto the shoulder of a grown dog. By this means, the older dog was given a full time companion, and neither dog need ever be lonely again.
The same surgical technique could be used with humans to achieve a similar result. The idea was even used in a motion picture, as a thought experiment.
In “The Thing With Two Heads,” filmmakers bravely blazed a trail which few others have dared. But in doing so, they pointed the way to an amazing cure for loneliness.
Only very courageous surgeons would dare to provide this cure. At least it does not require the haphazard slashing off of penises, breasts, and testicles from children, as some other modern surgeries do. Only the cutting off of heads, which is something that was formerly done for punishment, but can now be done to cure loneliness.
Some readers may have an obscure ethical concern or two about the ideas presented above. This is only natural for those with their feet in the old century, even as the new century pulls their heads relentlessly forward. But I can assure you that once you have experienced the harmonious experience of 24 hour constant companionship, all of your concerns on that count will fade away. Certainly if your second head has a tendency to nag or complain, thoughts of ethics will be furthest from your mind.
So, of course it would be necessary to make a very careful selection when choosing the head that is to be attached to your shoulder. Perhaps the simplest choice would be to grow a cloned head of yourself in a body pod. Train the head to think constructive thoughts, and to only discuss ideas that are helpful to the two of you.
Artificial womb pods may be useful as prototype conceptual seeds, to help in developing and perfecting the larger body pods you would use to grow your clones. Because as your bodies grow older, you will need replacements. And as your second heads become too clever and familiar in their criticisms, you will need to replace them as well.
Life can be lonely. Particularly if you are far ahead of your time. Personally I cannot count the number of times that I have read “futuristic headlines” on the news, discussing concepts and ideas from leading thinkers — ideas which we here at the Institutes developed and often discarded as unworkable many years or decades ago.
But for all of you visionaries out there, having a “mini-me” riding on your shoulder, discussing original arcane ideas which only the two of you would understand… All loneliness would be gone!
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