The professor suddenly turned to his assistant "Suppose we have a volunteer who agreed to have his undamaged brain removed."
"What!" exclaimed his assistant
" Hypothetically speaking of course. We have the knowledge and the technology to circulate oxygenated blood to keep the grey matter, white matter and other brain components alive, healthy, alert and, most importantly, be fully aware."
"What are you getting at?"
"Wouldn't the brain then still be conscious? Without sensory input from the nerves. wouldn't the person's grey matter conclude that it is actually existing detached from the body? It can still think therefore it will conclude that it exists ... to actually be!"
The assistant was shocked "Oh Dear! What? Can the Matter Be?"
The assistant was shocked "Oh Dear! What? Can the Matter Be?"
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Dedicated to our amazing Brain. This feghoot may look like fantasy but I have no doubt that when a person is guillotined, his conscious head falls into the basket and fully aware of what has happened for a few minutes until oxygen deprivation takes effect.
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