• platypus_plumba@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Where did they say the pig was asleep?

    Where did they say that the pig was fine after the experiment?

    What makes you think those 2 things?

    You’re assuming things that aren’t explicitly stated. For me, even if your conditions are met, the experiment is still disgusting. Would you allow them to do it to you? No? Why not? So why is it acceptable to pull that shit on a other sentient being?

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      10 months ago

      I’m convinced the article was edited, I definitely remember it saying they were asleep when I read it previously.

      They didn’t state the pig was fine, but they did state that the experiment could’ve continued. And since all they did was remove natural blood flow, all they would have to do is restore natural blood flow. Hence why I thought that.

      As for your final point, no, in it’s current state I would not accept this procedure, however now that it has been tested and confirmed to work I don’t see any harm in allowing them to do it to me. I also plan to sign up for neuralink as soon as it’s commercially available.

      Do I think they should be doing this? No. Do I think that hooking a pig up to an artificial heart is as horrific as people are making it out be? No.