It’s also true, though perhaps irrelevant, that we don’t actually care whether kidneys are restored. If my kidneys are damaged and a surgeon successfully transplants Sam’s kidneys into my body, I’m basically OK with that… I don’t especially want my kidneys, I just want kidneys. I suspect that’s true of most people.
If my brain is damaged and a surgeon transplants Sam’s brain into my body, the corresponding thing is much less true.
That being said, I expect that >99% of my cognitive function, memories, etc could be replaced by Sam’s and I would be OK with that as well, even if I make the OKness evaluation with my current brain. Identifying the <1% for which that isn’t true is a tricky project, though. That being said, I expect I’m very atypical in this respect.
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It’s also true, though perhaps irrelevant, that we don’t actually care whether kidneys are restored. If my kidneys are damaged and a surgeon successfully transplants Sam’s kidneys into my body, I’m basically OK with that… I don’t especially want my kidneys, I just want kidneys. I suspect that’s true of most people.
If my brain is damaged and a surgeon transplants Sam’s brain into my body, the corresponding thing is much less true.
That being said, I expect that >99% of my cognitive function, memories, etc could be replaced by Sam’s and I would be OK with that as well, even if I make the OKness evaluation with my current brain. Identifying the <1% for which that isn’t true is a tricky project, though. That being said, I expect I’m very atypical in this respect.