If someone had two heads but one body, are they one or two people?

[Anonymous]

Cause there's two brains but one body, so if you were to count how many heads are in the room that's two more you gotta count but if you were to gift them a pair of shoes, you'd only have to buy one pair, also take one seat 🤔

[strateguy632]

It depends on the d. n. a. test.

If each head has different d. n. a. but was conjoined they should each get a vote. If same d. n. a then both brains are same person.

On the other hand which head is the one "driving the car" control the limbs etc.

If one wants to eat fish and the other is vegan who gets to eat first? No joke. The one controlling the hands!

The next question is if someone shot one of those 2 heads, is it murder or the victim is still alive?

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

Reference problem? When discarding the extreme example of conjoined twins, humanoids have one brain for one body, this is people's life as we've always known it. When portraying a world where two brains for one body exists, then you modify the reference system in use in our world, our reality. As such, it would logically modify our reasoning and views about what is one person and what are two persons, then this question would not have the same meaning as the one it has now when you form it.

[Dongie]

So Maybe, are you a scientist? Philosopher? Teacher?

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

A woodcutter? Cosmonaut? Lighthouse keeper?

[Dongie]

Nah! Retired. And you?

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

Well, I'm far from retirement

[Dongie]

You bake bread over there and sit around on the sidewalk Cafe type stuff at your bakery.

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

Yes, while listening to an accordionist playing les amants de Saint-Jean for the for the thousandth time !

[Dongie]

Heh, I was right? 😅

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

the "sidewalk Cafe type stuff" was easy to guess, it's just culture after all. But the rest hmmm, you will never guess hehe

[Dongie]

You're a spy!

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

Totally

[Dongie]

I say you must be a librarian or a tour guide.

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

Oh I considered the librarian thing many years ago until I meet a depressed librarian lol.

Please not the tour guide, my god NO ! I truly hate repeating myself, fatherhood forced me to too many repetitions, enough is enough !

[Dongie]

Yeah, librarian would be nice. A place full of atmosphere. I used to be a bookworm, so I felt at home.

[Dongie]

Somebody was knocking at my door. I forgot to say that our library had an Indian museum along with things from the towns humble beginnings.

[virtualwasp]

If they are hired for a job, are they paying one salary or two? two brains but one pair of hands? Are they taxed twice for the one job if they both have to turn up? does it depend on the job? if they are a irish dancer they only have two feet, playing tennis are they singles or doubles? do they both have control, or is one the captain?

I ask these questions from a genuinley curious point of view and not to mock.

[Apulu_backagain]

Bruh, wtf.

I was reading for my bio test and came here for a break but nah.

Goodbye.

Jk, I'll consider that as one person because do you consider a person with multiple disorder as one person or more than that? You consider them as one person so that'll be the case here too, except there are two heads.

[Asker]

That's a fair point but maybe they can pass for both lol

[Apulu_backagain]

Maybe they can, yeah. I'll say, if it's in a biological way, it's one person with abnormality. Psychological there are two.

[Asker]

That's pretty wild to think of

[Apulu_backagain]

It's not like your question was less wild 💀

[Asker]

Lol.

[valentina4eva]

i would count them as 2 people lol based on # of brains😅😅 i don’t think # of shoes needed is the right measurement to count ppl🤔😅

[Asker]

How many shoes do you wear a pair? 😎

[valentina4eva]

i wear 1 pair of shoes at a time and i have 1 brain 🤔🤔
👠👠🧠

[Asker]

Exactly 🙂

[valentina4eva]

but i don’t have 2 heads thooo🤔 so it’s different?

[Asker]

That's my point, you are one person that wear one pair of shoes 😂

[valentina4eva]

okie but iiiiii’m saying, a person with 2 heads would count as 2 people EVEN tho they only wear 1 pair of shoes😮🤔🤔

[valentina4eva]

unless im just completely confused now lol😵‍💫😵‍💫

[Asker]

If you are confused then I have accomplished the result I was looking for when making this question 😂

[valentina4eva]

😂🤣😂

[valentina4eva]

okie misterrrr😋😋

[Asker]

Lol.

[andreasderjuengere]

I never met a girl who's happy with just ONE pair of shoes :D

Practically, a person's head has one body, normally.

Mathematically, I then will see 1.5 persons?

[Asker]

Fair point, maybe women are a bunch of people in one body 😂

[MemeSupreme]

two lol

that's why conjoined twins are a thing and people treat them individually as people

[Asker]

Is there a requirement to be considered a conjoined twin?

[strateguy632]

But which head controls the hands to vote in any voting?

[MemeSupreme]

yeah but it's gonna be a different experience for everyone who is one

for some it's like the one body two heads look and i think sometimes the heads are directly connected to each other too

[GOLDFISH_smile]

2 people. It doesn't matter how many feet u have that makes u a person or not.

[Asker]

How many feet you have?

[GOLDFISH_smile]

Both

[Asker]

And are you more than one person?

[GOLDFISH_smile]

No I'm just 1. And someone with just 1 or with no feet is also 1 person. As I said it doesn't matter how many feet u have

[Asker]

You can't be a person tho, you are the snack that smiles back

[GOLDFISH_smile]

People can be snacks too 😉

[Asker]

Damn you got me there, I guess people can be a cannibals main choice of consumption

[GOLDFISH_smile]

Lol that's not a snack it's the main course

[Asker]

I guess being the main course depends how many people they eat in one sitting 💀

[red-lipstick-girl]

I saw a person like this on the internet, I think they are one person.

[Asker]

Did they have different names or just one? Lol

[red-lipstick-girl]

They had different names

[Asker]

So two of em it is

[goaded]

Two people. Your personality is in your head.

[Asker]

That's true so if there's only one brain it's one person with a tumor?

[goaded]

They can always go into advertising...

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097531/

[Asker]

Lol.

[DaBiggestBird]

Assuming they don’t look super deformed and monstrous, and they just look like a normal person but with another head, I could imagine two souls sharing the body. Either that, or the other head is just dead. That’s horrific

[ohsheeT]

The human body has two brains and two stomachs and a couple of other things the same are we one person or two persons

[Iron_Man]

This question makes me think sexual thoughts. Two heads do you know what

[Iron_Man]

Doing

[Asker]

Lol.

[bananathunder]

if you can communicate with both, then it should be 2...

[Asker]

Good point pol

[Asker]

Lol*

[Graptemys79]

If they have two brains and hence two personalities, I would say two people.

[Asker]

Indeed so, so people with mixed personalities are more than one person? 🤔

[abc3643]

There are likely two from a census perspective. I can't help but laugh because this is actually a good question that I never thought of. I bet the US Census Bureau has an answer. Go find out!

[abc3643]

PROMPT: How does the US Census Bureau count conjoined twins?

Abridged Response from Google Gemini:

The US Census Bureau likely counts conjoined twins as two individuals, even if they are physically joined. This is because the Census Bureau focuses on counting people, not bodies. Conjoined twins are two distinct people with separate identities, even if they share physical characteristics.

The Census Bureau's primary goal is to count every person living in the United States once and only once. This includes infants, children, and adults, regardless of their physical condition. Counting conjoined twins as two individuals ensures that they are both included in the census and that their needs are reflected in government data.

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Overall, the US Census Bureau's approach to counting conjoined twins is consistent with its goal of counting every person in the United States. By counting conjoined twins as two individuals, the Census Bureau ensures that they are both included in the census and that their needs are reflected in government data.

[Friendlybro79]

Does one brain control one half of the body and the other brain the other? How can I answer this seriously without knowing this first lol.

[exitseven]

two people because TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE>

[strateguy632]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=95nT8xW3-cY

[DtMe89]

They did a family guy episode on this. WHere peter had a vestigial twin. If you sep. the head, you'll survive, so, it's two people

[Staximus]

What kind of weed are you smoking son? Pass some of that shit over here

[Kelly6]

@ChicoFromThe305 two people as they have 2 brains

[LiaRaven]

Two people, two brains 🧠 🧠

[Asker]

Simple but very valid logic Lia 👉🏽🧠👈🏽

[Anonymous]

Interesting question, considering there are two brains... I guess they are something like twins.

[seeyounexttuesday]

I think those conjoined chicks are considered two people.

[mandyfire98]

You been smoking?

[Asker]

Nope

[mandyfire98]

This is weed thought 😂

[Asker]

Probably lol

[mandyfire98]

How in the world did you think of this anyway? Lol

[Asker]

My brain is weird ha

[mandyfire98]

I know, I know. Should've worn a helmet.

[Asker]

Nah I don't need one lol

[mandyfire98]

You might. You only have one brain, not two in one body.

[Asker]

That's exactly why I don't need a helmet, my brain is strong, it's why I was born with one 😌

[mandyfire98]

You're a guy. You've got one brain in your penis too. Only one can think at one time tho.

[Asker]

I've got that brain under control tho so technically I only got one functioning at all times

[mandyfire98]

But sometimes you gotta put a helmet on that one too.

[Asker]

Nope no helmet for that one either 😂

[MoonFace2]

Two people in one body.

[Jjmetalchick]

Two?

[Asker]

🤷🏽🤷🏽🤷🏽

[12karen]

Two in one

[Asker]

Good answer lol

[Brady]

Two, they are conjoined twins.

[Drumlin2001]

Two. But not sure if it counts as a threesome.

[Dongie]

Two people.

[Asker]

Perhaps 🤔