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I think a better way of describing it is that the two heads have one body since they don't share a brain, making them two people.
Yes, of course it is. But the reason they get media attention? It's a person with two heads, holy shit.
That's one of the reasons they've tried to avoid media attention.
They reluctantly did 8 episodes of a TLC show right after college- probably necessary to help pay for it.
They've done a documentary when they were teenagers, a handful of other interviews and that's it.
This is from an article about the documentary:
https://web.archive.org/web/20120103004716/http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2008/02/minnesotas_abby.php
And I admit, I watched and read about them because they are so unusual, but I also don't think that gives a reason to deny their individuality.
All these sentiments are intended by my initial comment.
So the person is the brain?
What else would it be? If your brain was put in a vat but you are still alive, wouldn't you still consider yourself a person? I know I would.
What makes Abby and Brittany a single person rather than two individuals who happen to share body parts?
Rest of the body too.
Is a situation that has never existed, we have no idea whether it could exist, and it presupposes the premise while supporting that premise as a conclusion. If “you” are still alive, then the question is already answered.
Didn’t say they were
I see, so if you have no arms or legs, you're not a person,
I don't have a gallbladder anymore. I guess I'm not a person.
If you're claiming a single body makes a single person, you are making that claim.
Of course. Is there a different way to see it?
You think this is an edge case, what about the Canadian twins that are joined by the brain? That's incredible, literally could not be any more fascinating. I am aware I'm discussing people when I say that, but it really is the most fascinating thing I've ever seen or thought about.