DragonLancer Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 http://thoughtfulmormonism.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-shiz-conundrum-head-transplant.html I have serious doctrinal questions about this and who will end up in the end with the body that is the result of this "transplant." Is it the spirit of the person to whom the head belonged, or is it the spirit to whom the body belonged? Or will we introduce a freakish scenario where a person ends up with multiple personalities where both people live in that body? I have a number of other questions that result from these implications.
bluebell Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 From my perspective it seems like the spirit is tied to the head (or more correctly, the brain). Who the heck really knows though.
Kenngo1969 Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Ummm, yeah ... Are we sure this whole qz.com thing (to which the blog post you linked pointed us) isn't like The Onion? I'm sure, if-and-when the procedure becomes routine, that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will establish a policy on it, and/or that God is more than capable of sorting the whole thing out in the eternities, no matter how much we might see such questions and their answers "through a glass, darkly" in the here-and-now.
The Nehor Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 You end up resurrected headless. It is a perfect headless body though.
Darren10 Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 You end up resurrected headless. It is a perfect headless body though. So is not a single hair lost still? Just on the head not attached to the body?
The Nehor Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 So is not a single hair lost still? Just on the head not attached to the body? If every hair will be restored then I am going to have a very hairy chest. 1
DragonLancer Posted February 27, 2015 Author Posted February 27, 2015 (edited) Ummm, yeah ... Are we sure this whole qz.com thing (to which the blog post you linked pointed us) isn't like The Onion? I'm sure, if-and-when the procedure becomes routine, that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will establish a policy on it, and/or that God is more than capable of sorting the whole thing out in the eternities, no matter how much we might see such questions and their answers "through a glass, darkly" in the here-and-now. I have very serious questions about its doctrinal implications. And no, its not like the Onion: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22530103.700-first-human-head-transplant-could-happen-in-two-years.html New scientist is a REAL science magazine. EDIT: There, I've gone ahead and also added the newscientist link to my blog post for the doubters among us. Edited February 27, 2015 by DragonLancer
Kenngo1969 Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 You end up resurrected headless. It is a perfect headless body though.I'm better looking that way.
Kenngo1969 Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 If every hair will be restored then I am going to have a very hairy chest.Nah ... I believe the phrase is that "not a hair of their head shall be lost." I picture you with a flowing mane down to your ankles.
pogi Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 http://thoughtfulmormonism.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-shiz-conundrum-head-transplant.html I have serious doctrinal questions about this and who will end up in the end with the body that is the result of this "transplant." Is it the spirit of the person to whom the head belonged, or is it the spirit to whom the body belonged? Or will we introduce a freakish scenario where a person ends up with multiple personalities where both people live in that body? I have a number of other questions that result from these implications. What exactly is the problem? It's not like we haven't transplanted just about every part of the body to another person. This time they will just do it all at once. Do you really have concerns as to who is going to end up with the transplanted kidney in the resurrection? Why is this any different? I hope you are joking about the multiple personalities. At what point does it become a problem for you? The extremities, the heart, liver, lungs, bones, muscle, skin? We have transplanted all of these with no doctrinal questions arising. Again, what is the difference? If they are successful, that would be absolutely wonderful, because that means they have learned how to regenerate severed nerves. That would be overwhelmingly fantastic news for a lot of folks! 1
Duncan Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) I am no doctor but I doubt they can do even do this Edited February 28, 2015 by Duncan
thesometimesaint Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 I am no doctor but I doubt the can do even do this At present no, but who knows what the future will hold for medical research.
Kenngo1969 Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 Should we cross that bridge, if-and-when we come to it, then? Just wondering ...
thesometimesaint Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 I can see transplanting different area's of healthy living brains to the damaged or diseased area's of brains of someone who needs them. But I'm not up for transplanting whole brains.
Kenngo1969 Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 As someone who's ... uhhh ... brain damaged ... that seems an interesting prospect. I would be tempted to volunteer, if it were an option. Either way, though, I figure it's win-win: if I don't get it "fixed" in this life, there's always the resurrection.
sundrytimes Posted March 1, 2015 Posted March 1, 2015 It suppose it's a bit like the dead rising up from the sea (Rv 20:13). At some point, there really isn't a body left for those lost at sea. This seems like something either (1) we'll never see pending his Christ's return or (2) God will sort out through his own volition, because (it goes without saying) he's not surprised by this news.
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