This is all disguise for their true desires: to torture other humans.
As J. Farrell pointed out, we have no idea how consciousness is generated in humans and it is only a (risky) assumption to declare it is all in the head, so if there is no head, there is no consciousness.
But since some in society are so strident in their belief to "follow the science", perhaps they should volunteer themselves to labs for testing of new methods and materials on human beings ... mmm ?
As J. Farrell pointed out, we have no idea how consciousness is generated in humans and it is only a (risky) assumption to declare it is all in the head, so if there is no head, there is no consciousness.
But since some in society are so strident in their belief to "follow the science", perhaps they should volunteer themselves to labs for testing of new methods and materials on human beings ... mmm ?

Fire In The Hole