tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post8841206519781338648..comments2024-03-28T05:57:30.673-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Could Conjoined Twins Share a Mind?"Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89845820125269036372011-05-26T11:27:50.119-05:002011-05-26T11:27:50.119-05:00The comments on this article are truly horrifying....The comments on this article are truly horrifying. What a broken world we live in.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07063696019209244996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5897765808075662862011-05-26T02:34:39.078-05:002011-05-26T02:34:39.078-05:00There's a difference between sharing sensation...<i>There's a difference between sharing sensations and supposedly sharing a mind.</i><br /><br />Is there?<br /><br />I don't think we know enough to say that there's a bright line between sensation and consciousness.Revenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374515200055384226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10389083548529010322011-05-25T21:15:10.327-05:002011-05-25T21:15:10.327-05:00Someone should apply for a grant to pay for them t...Someone should apply for a grant to pay for them to receive top flight educations. The better they learn to express themselves, the easier it will be study their unique situation. Plus, the more stimuli that goes in, the more you have to work with.<br /><br />Absolutely fascinating.Freeman Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202310075717963694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-59685851654085282052011-05-25T20:16:23.088-05:002011-05-25T20:16:23.088-05:00It will be easier to remember where you put the ca...It will be easier to remember where you put the car keys.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62766278610844723042011-05-25T20:09:03.148-05:002011-05-25T20:09:03.148-05:00Godwin's law should apply to "sex" c...Godwin's law should apply to "sex" coming up in discussion...ending the discussion:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_lawplainjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649322815094738577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-2399487324271774782011-05-25T19:35:43.029-05:002011-05-25T19:35:43.029-05:00Has anyone had the opportunity to wade through the...Has anyone had the opportunity to wade through the comments? The most recommended comment, of course, is the first to proclaim that these children ought to have been killed. A NYTimes reader has made the determination that these children's lives aren't worth living. <br /><br />Later comments by this poster (female?) and others flesh out the argument: they will never be normal, they will crave acceptance in ways that they will not be able to fully attain, and so it would be better to have never lived at all. Contemplate that.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05636793383066484519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52987112299270917712011-05-25T18:40:35.105-05:002011-05-25T18:40:35.105-05:00Fascinating. I wish them the best.
How much of t...Fascinating. I wish them the best.<br /><br />How much of their mind and mental processes would they share? Would it be limited to sensory impressions, or also to memories and thoughts (some of the neural circuitry recruited during recall or imagining things that aren't present are also involved in sensory perception). How much are they two separate individuals and how much are they one and the same... two people drawing on resources that are pooled to some extent?<br /><br />The human brain is amazing and adaptable. Thanks for sharing this article!HKatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653570160517335758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12905759003716590392011-05-25T18:27:26.509-05:002011-05-25T18:27:26.509-05:00The reason that they can't separate the girls ...The reason that they can't separate the girls is because there is too much crossover. Right?<br /><br />So what is surprising about sensory crossover?<br /><br />No doubt someone will try a telepathy test when they are older to see if they can tell what the other is thinking, blindfold one and have the other look at pictures or some-such. I'm sure they've already done tests like that on conjoined twins attached at their skulls.Synovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01311191981918160095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50125973855878223992011-05-25T18:25:00.680-05:002011-05-25T18:25:00.680-05:00"Gross. At times like this I'm thankful t..."Gross. At times like this I'm thankful that I have a nice wholesome fetish.<br /><br />Peter"<br /><br />I think Titus has the same fetish.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17909397859093057086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18895997599388284212011-05-25T17:49:49.614-05:002011-05-25T17:49:49.614-05:00Dustin said...
" It didn't occur to m...Dustin said...<br /><br />" It didn't occur to me that the most common theme in the comments would become sex.<br /><br /> It's not very funny or clever. I guess it's good compensation for people who crave attention, though."<br /><br />I take it you're not familiar with Titus yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9194627236295666382011-05-25T16:19:36.639-05:002011-05-25T16:19:36.639-05:00You know there is a fetish for wanting to have sex...<i>You know there is a fetish for wanting to have sex with conjoined twins though.</i><br /><br />Gross. At times like this I'm thankful that I have a nice wholesome fetish.<br /><br />PeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-53910918534677188092011-05-25T16:07:18.761-05:002011-05-25T16:07:18.761-05:00I always thought that the mind was more than chemi...<i>I always thought that the mind was more than chemical electrical signals inside a skull. It must also be an entire body's nervous system carrying around a soul that wills to do things until the moment of death. So why not share that. Married couples can share such reactions. </i><br /><br />Married couples have a "shared soul"? Now I've truly read all the crap there is to be read on the intertubes.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205752419540502278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30176317850833249892011-05-25T15:40:36.208-05:002011-05-25T15:40:36.208-05:00Kuato is my wingman.Kuato is my wingman.LordSomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483452672640797537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13804366479756557022011-05-25T15:04:41.133-05:002011-05-25T15:04:41.133-05:00It didn't occur to me that the most common the...It didn't occur to me that the most common theme in the comments would become sex.<br /><br />It's not very funny or clever. I guess it's good compensation for people who crave attention, though.<br /><br />I guess these people are just freakshows for base ridicule to some dumber folks.Dustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590811467601049788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62632971086978051002011-05-25T14:57:25.672-05:002011-05-25T14:57:25.672-05:00I could never do one or both conjoined twins.
You...I could never do one or both conjoined twins.<br /><br />You know there is a fetish for wanting to have sex with conjoined twins though.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505398901816313803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-56965162620611858522011-05-25T14:53:11.939-05:002011-05-25T14:53:11.939-05:00There was a set of conjoined twins in my general a...There was a set of conjoined twins in my general area. I saw them at Target and it was disconcerting at first. I pitied them at first, but really, they seemed to be doing just fine. I believe they were later separated, but I'm too lazy to try to find out. How different lie must be, to be first physically joined, and then separated.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15438187774392753048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80862843755476196252011-05-25T14:51:03.666-05:002011-05-25T14:51:03.666-05:00"Twins joined at the head — the medical term ..."Twins joined at the head — the medical term is craniopagus — are one in 2.5 million, of which only a fraction survive."<br /><br />Am I the only one who wonders what the fraction is? I guess this is what passes for reporting in the NYT these days.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15438187774392753048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46048792907830153352011-05-25T14:46:12.953-05:002011-05-25T14:46:12.953-05:00I always thought that the mind was more than chemi...I always thought that the mind was more than chemical electrical signals inside a skull. It must also be an entire body's nervous system carrying around a soul that wills to do things until the moment of death. So why not share that. Married couples can share such reactions.traditionalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84922543825690125362011-05-25T14:42:50.852-05:002011-05-25T14:42:50.852-05:00Does this mean they could share an orgasm?
I find...Does this mean they could share an orgasm?<br /><br />I find it fascinating about joined twins getting married and having kids.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505398901816313803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30951908244187064212011-05-25T14:14:59.263-05:002011-05-25T14:14:59.263-05:00If the brains are really separate, but they do com...If the brains are really separate, but they do communicate on a sensory level, it would be an interesting study for things like telepathyedutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19205835681379512632011-05-25T14:14:05.108-05:002011-05-25T14:14:05.108-05:00I don't find this shared sensation surprising,...I don't find this shared sensation surprising, but rather expected with sharing a skull.bagoh20https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915174575358413637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47408881179696635522011-05-25T14:12:19.342-05:002011-05-25T14:12:19.342-05:00So someday, some poor bastard is gonna be expected...So someday, some poor bastard is gonna be expected to produce multiple orgasms every time.bagoh20https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915174575358413637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-65842300104393294272011-05-25T14:10:38.701-05:002011-05-25T14:10:38.701-05:00Ironically this tests the philosophical concept of...Ironically this tests the philosophical concept of dualism.themightypuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03288837159628526731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36210706434227163062011-05-25T14:10:05.281-05:002011-05-25T14:10:05.281-05:00That said, the fact that they can even share sensa...That said, the fact that they can even share sensations is both incredible and fascinating. This is definitely worthy of study; neuroscience can be advanced well with whatever they can find out from those two.Tiborehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360541843865827271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-41227198756488978562011-05-25T14:07:46.520-05:002011-05-25T14:07:46.520-05:00Oy.
"She put her hand right below her sternu...Oy.<br /><br /><i>"She put her hand right below her sternum, and then she uttered one small word that suggested a world of possibility: “Whoa!”"</i><br /><br />There's a difference between sharing sensations and supposedly sharing a mind.Tiborehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360541843865827271noreply@blogger.com