-lots of folks have had gastrointestinal problems where they've ended up with parts of their gastrointestinal system damaged or removed and there's no evidence that that's affected anything mental in those individuals. — Terrapin Station
Anecdotally, I heard otherwise on an episode of RadioLab, where a guy had to be fed from a device because of a hole in his intestines which the doctors couldn't surgically repair. He developed the most intense cravings for food that nearly drove him crazy. At one point, he ended up in some stranger's backyard, taking over their grill, just because of the smell of the food. — Marchesk
Also, there's evidence that the bacteria in your gut influence your mood. — Marchesk
...their digital clone can live happily ever after, freed from their meaty existence. — Marchesk
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