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Re:Human-monkey chimera embryos created in lab by mullingitover on Friday April 23, 2021 @10:32PM (#26921739)
What if we gave a dog a human brain? What if we gave a robot a human consciousness? Just offering some more scenarios that didn't happen.
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Re:Human-monkey chimera embryos created in lab by brobdingnagians on Saturday April 24, 2021 @04:11AM (#26923213)
An interesting short story about an android child who desperately wants to be loved is "Supertoys Last All Summer Long".

Even a dog with a dog brain shouldn't be subjected to arbitrary experimentation and pain. If it is sentient, then it should be treated with respect. A robot with consciousness should also be treated with respect, and if it wants love then it deserves love.

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Re:Human-monkey chimera embryos created in lab by type0 on Saturday April 24, 2021 @01:57PM (#26926902)
If you want to know what happens go read "Heart of a dog" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_a_Dog
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