actually, according to the article the heads regrow bodies but the bodies don't regrow heads
so it's the latter, in the sense that the organism that persists with all its functions returning is the head. HTH
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 9 Mar 2021, 10:36,
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Oh, I see what you mean.
Yeah. That makes sense.
It also helps explain why I keep the metaphysics part of my job as stripped-back as possible.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Tue 9 Mar 2021, 10:38,
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the headless body can keep going quite happily for several months, so it's not so cut and dried.
At least, not so dried. add to this the usual seasluggish detachable sex organs and hermaphroditism and it can get quite complicated who's driving the train
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 9 Mar 2021, 10:44,
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I don't think the headless body would be happy if it was cut and dried.
I think it would be pretty dead if you did that to it.
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