The press conference hall in the
Research and
Time passes and everyone is
waiting. Their eyes are focused on the
place where the spokesperson of the hospital will enter and announce the
interesting news.
Suddenly, commotion and chaos increases as the
spokesman is about to enter the hall.
The cameras turned on and signals are been given. The microphones are opened and everyone rushes
to take their places as they got their papers, pens, and recorders ready.
Shortly afterwards, a tall middle
aged man who was wearing neat clothes enters as he is followed by two doctors
wearing their white coats. One of them
is bald with a white beard who seems to be in his sixties and has a frown on
his face. And the other is good-looking
with thick hair and broad shoulders. His
face glows with a big smile and he looks optimistic. The eyes of the attendants focus on the three
men. The first man steps forward to the
microphones as one of the doctors stands to his right and the other to his
left. Then he clears his throat and
says:
Spokesman:
I thank you for your presence today and I ask you to please take your
seats so that I can read the following announcement that is issued by the Research
and
"The Research and
The scientific project has been
supervised by Dr. S (and he points to the doctor with the white beard standing
on his right). The person who headed the
surgical team and successfully conducted surgery is Dr. T (he pointed to his
left to the doctor smiling). The donkey
is currently in the intensive care unit and he is in stable condition. We transplanted to this donkey the brain of
Dr. W who is a professor of law and philosophy at University M and
unfortunately passed away last night at the age of seventy. This happened after a coma which continued on
for more than one month, and after he stated in his will to perform this
surgery using his brain after his death.
The doctors carried out his will and the hospital will issue daily
reports about the condition of the donkey and its developments since we know
that the whole world and public opinion is following this surgery with
curiosity and interest to know the results.
The hospital administration extends its gratitude for your presence and
promises you that it will always be at the forefront in the field of human
research and study for the sake of the human interest and happiness.”
And now, we will answer your
questions to the best of our ability and knowledge. Dr. S and Dr. T will answer your inquiries as
their time permits. You may go ahead (he
points to one of the attendees to pose his question).
Correspondent:
How long did the surgery take and did the donkey regain his
consciousness from the anesthesia?
Spokesman:
The surgery took about 4 1/2 hours.
The donkey woke up and is now responding to stimulants, but he has not
fully recovered from the anesthesia.
Another Journalist: Why did you choose the donkey specifically
over the rest of the other animals to perform this transplant surgery? And was this selection based on certain
characteristics or did you simply choose any donkey?
Spokesman:
I leave the answer of that question for Dr. S. You may go ahead (gesturing to Dr. S).
Dr. S:
We chose the donkey over the other animals for a number of reasons. It is a mammal like humans. Also, its cranial space inside his skull is
big enough to accommodate the human brain with additional empty space. This facilitates performing the surgery and
decreases complications in the future if the transplanted brain is swollen for
any reason. Furthermore, the brain of
the donkey does not perform any mental or cognitive function. Hence, replacing it with a human brain will
make it easier to assess the results.
The response of a donkey's body to the presence of a thoughtful brain
will be less complicated than the response of other animals like monkeys which
have some degree of primitive thinking.
Therefore, it is not likely that the body of a donkey would reject the
human brain which has been transplanted in it.
Or course, we did not choose any donkey because there were many
conditions and specifications that have matched a number of donkeys. We had to choose from among them based on
biological, clinical, and laboratory criteria to choose the best donkey to
undergo the surgery.
Same Journalist:
And what are these characteristics and conditions I wonder?
Dr. S:
First, the donkey should be very stupid and should have the least degree
of intelligence among his fellow donkeys.
Second, he should have a big body and be in good health and be
middle-aged so that it can stand the surgery.
Third, it should have an acceptable appearance and have some
attractiveness to it so that it would be easier to accept it in the human
society later on and study the effects of the surgery in its relationship with
the humans. Fourth, the donkey should be
easy to be drive and easy to ride on so that it would be possible to direct and
control him before, during, and after the surgery. Fifth, its body should be ready to accept
foreign bodies and not reject or resist them, and this is the most important
characteristic.
Another Correspondent: How much do you estimate the cost of whole project
to be, and what are your future goals from behind it?
Dr. S: The costs are big, but it is not
important in front of the expected and awaited results. Regarding our future goals, as it came in the
official report, this surgery will set the stage to many operations of
transplanting brains between humans and the great benefits to humanity that
will result consequently. If we were
able to conserve the brains of the scientists and thinkers and transfer it from
one human to another, then the benefits of these brains will continue on and
will not stop with the death of their bodies.
Just like it will be possible to save the lives of a number of sick
people with malignant tumors and atrophies in the brain and those who are
mentally retarded. Also, if the surgery
becomes successful, we will be able to have a new creature. It is a donkey, but it has a human brain that
is able to think. This brain is not his
of course, but it is transplanted in him. Therefore, it is our brain. By that, we will be able to control the body
and willpower of the donkey and direct it as we please through the transplanted
brain. At that time, we will be able to
deal with the donkey in a better and easier way, since he has a brain like ours. He wouldn't need for example, for us to
direct him when we ride him since he will have some level of thinking which
will allow him to direct himself so long as he knows the destination. He will be more capable of controlling other
donkeys since he is like them but he has our mind. He will be able to control, direct, and lead
them, and this will save us time and effort and will protect us from their
stupidity and sometimes their misunderstanding.
Hence, he will be prepared to take on the position of the presidency
over the donkeys and he will be qualified to lead them.
Same Correspondent: But what if the donkey rebelled against you
or against your instruction or he argued with you, now that he has a human
mind? What will you do in that case and
how will you overcome this problem if he urged his fellow donkeys to rebel
against you?
Dr. S:
You are exaggerating in your fears, sir.
Don't forget that first and lastly, he is a donkey, even if he carried a
human brain in his head. So he will not
be able to do so. And if it happened, we
can kill him and get rid of him in any time we want, and replace him with
another donkey as there are many of them.
Of course, we'll choose those who fulfill the conditions and
requirements. As for the possibility of
the donkey urging the other donkeys to rebel against us, you are forgetting sir
that the others are only donkeys that have no human mind or even brains. However, we manipulate and direct them as we
please. So there is no danger from them
at all so long as they do not have human brains or minds.
Correspondent:
What are the surgical steps that have been performed today and did you
face any technical difficulties during that procedure?
Spokesman:
Dr. M, who is the head of the surgical team that conducted the surgery
will answer that question.
Dr. M: The surgery took place in three
stages and we did not face any difficulties at all. The surgical team worked in harmony and
complete cooperation. The first stage
was to anesthetize the donkey so that it doesn’t feel what happens to him or
around him. This stage was easy
especially since we kept him busy by stimulating his lower desires like food,
sex, shelter, and comfort, etc. After
the donkey was anesthetized and lost his conscience under the influence of what
we gave him and exposed him to, the second stage began which was opening the
head of the donkey and getting rid of his original brain and completely
detaching it from his body. Then, the
third and final stage started by placing the human brain in the head and
connecting the main nerves and blood vessels to it, and that was the most
complicated stage which required great effort from the team. After all, the distribution of the nerves and
blood circulation of the human brain differs from the brain of the donkey. So we had to do some manipulations and
changes to reshape and reform the brain until we come up with a form that fits
the nature of the donkey’s head and guarantee at the same time that the new
brain is able to carry out its function in the best way possible and have
control over the rest of the donkey's body parts. Thanks to God, we have succeeded in this
mission after great time and effort. So
far, there have not been any side effects that would indicate rejection of the
donkey's body to the human brain. All
the body parts work regularly, but it is a human regularity and not a donkey
regularity. For example, the number of
heartbeats is now in the range of the human, and the temperature and blood
pressure are all in terms of human standards, not the donkey standards which
are totally different. That is because
the human brain is the one in control and the donkey's body simply responds to
the orders and impulses coming from the brain that we transplanted in him. Until now, this body did not show any signs
of resistance or rejection to the new and foreign brain. But we must wait until the donkey recovers
and becomes totally conscious from the anesthesia so that we see if there will
be any rejection or rebellion over the new brain.
Another Journalist: Are you currently giving the
donkey any medications to prevent bodily rejection over his new brain?
Dr. M:
Currently no. And I don't think
that we will be in need of that because the donkey’s body accepts any foreign
body and does not reject it. Rather, it
accommodates and adapts to it. That's
why we chose the donkey as the animal to transplant the human brain to. And if necessary, we will give him temporary
sedatives and painkillers to stimulate and satisfy his lower desires once
again. This way, any internal reaction
to reject the foreign transplanted brain will end. Every moment that passes by without rejection
of the foreign body indicates more and more that the donkey's body has accepted
and adapted well to the foreign brain.
After some time, we will be able to confirm to you that the donkey has
entirely accommodated the foreign brain and his body does not feel or recognize
that there is any foreign organ inside him.
Correspondent:
When the donkey recovers and becomes conscious, do you expect him to
talk, behave, react, and think like humans, or what will the case be?
Dr. S:
We cannot judge at this point and we must wait and see. However, in any case, we do not expect that
the donkey talk like us. Mere transplant
of a human brain to a donkey will not make him human. Not at all!
But we at the least expect that certain type of thoughts generate inside
the head of the donkey as a result of the presence of a human brain inside
him. Especially when it is the mind of a
thoughtful and knowledgeable professor!
These thoughts will show in the behavior of the donkey and will be
reflected in his reactions, decisions, actions, and responses. It is expected, for example, that the donkey
will be more accepting to our human way of life and more understanding to what
we want from him. We expect him to be
quick in carrying out our requests, more submissive to us and influenced by us,
and more loyal to us since his internal thoughts that control him will be from
the same type as ours. His feelings and
emotions will be with us and we do not expect more than that. As for his body, wishes, lower desires,
appearance, language, and most of his actions, it will stay in its donkey
nature like any other donkey. However,
we do not know exactly what the picture will be except after three days at
least, with the condition that the donkey's body does not reject the foreign
brain.
Journalist:
If the surgery succeeds, will you consider repeating it with the other
animals?
Dr. S:
Without a doubt, we will repeat it with other donkeys, then we will
conduct it on many other animals.
This will guarantee our complete control on most all of the types,
classes, and species in the animal kingdom.
When this surgery is successful and accomplishes its goals, as I
explained to you earlier, we will conduct the same surgery on the monkey
species. We will have monkeys with human
brains and thoughts, and guarantee it leadership in the world of monkeys. By that, we will take control over this world
and dedicate it to us and for our benefit.
In the same way, we will do so with dogs, lions, cows, horses, elephant,
whales, and most of the animal kingdom.
We plant our thoughts and minds in some of them, and hence, guarantee
their loyalty and obedience. Then we
will enable and elevate this selected group to have leadership over the rest of
that animal species. They will lead it
according to our desires and enslave it to accomplish our goals and interests
and at the same time protect us from their danger. As you see, the results will be devastating
and it will be absolute lordship of man over all other animals! We may also be able to plant brain cells or
human genes inside the bodies of insects, invertebrate, bacteria, algae, and
viruses. All of that is for the sake of
accomplishing the goal itself. How great
will the human kingdom be on that day as all other living kingdoms will be
enslaved through the leaders of this kingdoms who have received the human brain
transplant and simultaneously received human thoughts that are strange to them
but control them nevertheless! This is
our ambitious plan to control the animal kingdom.
Journalist:
What will you do with that donkey after the success of the operation?
Dr. S:
We will first assess its condition.
Then it will be put under 24hr surveillance and go through many
condensed training programs so that we can help it to adapt with the new mind
and thoughts. The purpose of that is to
ensure and guarantee the total control of the new mind on him and the accomplishment
of our goals through him and his obedience and loyalty to us. Also, to make sure that there are no signs of
body rejection to the new mind and the transplanted thoughts. After that, we will return him to his kingdom
and fellow companions from the donkeys like him. We will monitor his intermingling with them
and their acceptance to him. We will
help him of course in distinguishing himself and rising among them. At the right time, we will push him to
preside over them and gain their confidence.
The mind we planted inside him will help him to accomplish that. When he presides and has control over them
and their herds, we will have accomplished our first step. Through him, we can achieve what we want in
the donkey nation and enslave all of them under our control!
Correspondent:
Do you think that this donkey alone will be able to achieve all of that?
Dr. S:
Of course not! We will try to
recruit other donkeys after conducting the same surgery to them, such that they
become helpers to him. They have to
cooperate with him and work under his presidency. From them, he will appoint ministers,
managers, and officials to rule over the donkey kingdom. Hence, through him and them, we will carry
out our policies and plans in the donkey nation.
Journalist:
What if the donkey dies or became very old or his role ended? Or suddenly, his body rejects his new
min. What will you do at that time?
Dr. S:
In all these conditions, he will be replaced immediately by one of the
other donkeys who work closely with him and under him (whom we conducted the
surgery in them previously and who has been trained and is able to carry out
the mission). We will enable him and
facilitate the whole matter through the other donkeys that carry the
transplanted human thoughts. The new
donkey president will be inaugurated immediately after the death, killing, or
termination of role, or the revolt by our donkey who is the center of our
discussion now and who is under intensive care, and who will become the next
president if everything went on according to our plan.
Correspondent: But if the crowds in the donkey
kingdom became aware of this plan and tactic, isn't it possible that they will
revolt and lash out, and kill that new president as well as those who will take
his post after him?
Dr. S:
Don't worry, sir. Once again, don’t forget that the folks in the kingdom
are just mere donkeys who do not have human minds or thoughts. They are not like us and will never become
like us. So why do you expect them to
revolt? Rather, we predict complete
success of our plan. And if the donkey
president went away, we will immediately replace him with another donkey that
has human transplanted thoughts. The
donkey folks will not feel any change and the whole matter will seem very natural. They will obey and submit themselves to him
and they will curse his predecessor donkey because they will think falsely that
they will be in a new era and a better rule under the leadership of the new
donkey president. But the reality is
that there is no difference between the predecessor donkey and the new donkey.
Journalist:
But how will you guarantee the control of the donkey president who works
under your authority from those whom you have conducted the surgery. How will you guarantee their power over the
entire donkey folks?
Dr. S:
One of the primary duties of the donkey president after he assumes
presidency, through our help of course, is to recruit a great number of donkeys
from the kingdom to become his soldiers and security guards. We will supply them with steel teeth, iron
hooves, sharp canines, and strong horns.
We will train them to fight, strike without mercy, and we will build
their muscles for them. We will feed and
raise them in a special way. We will
surround the donkey president and his regime with those oppressor and merciless
donkeys to carry out his orders, protect him, and to terrorize the rest of the
donkey folks. Any donkey who even thinks
of rebelling will be immediately kicked out, expelled, imprisoned, or even killed. Or he will be deprived of his lower
desires. That will be enough to
discipline and terrorize him and those who see what happens to him. This way, the donkey president will guarantee
the continuation of the regime and we will guarantee the continuation of our
plan. Hence, you see that the plan will
be established mainly on the shoulders of those military donkeys. They are the cornerstone and security valve
of our plan and they will be chosen from donkeys that have no brain at
all. Neither transplanted nor even
donkey minds! Those who are captives
only to their lower desires! We will
give them advantages and satisfy their lower desires as much as we can, for
they are the ones who will protect the regime and guarantee the continuation of
the donkey president in his position and his performance of his role in peace
and without any disturbance. They will
be the ones to remove him, by our order, if he became deficient in playing his
role, or rebelled, or became too old, or his role comes to any end. They will be the ones who will bring the new
donkey president who we will select to replace the old one, and they will
enable him to take on his position, under our supervision. As you see, the plan is perfect and calculated
carefully. It does not leave any room
for coincidence and has encircled the donkeys from all sides.
Another Journalist: Isn't there any possibility that the plan
fails and the regime collapses?
Dr. S:
The only possibility and great danger is that the folks of the donkey kingdom
change suddenly to humans who have thoughtful brains, think, and
understand. Hence, they revolt, rebel,
and disrupt our plan. As you see, this
possibility is almost nil and its danger is too far. So assure yourself sir, donkeys will remain
donkeys, and we will continue to be the human lords as we use our minds and
thoughts to enslave all donkeys and every animal that doesn't think or have a
mind. We are the masters in control and
they are the donkeys and animals who are submissive followers!
Correspondent:
Permit me sir, to congratulate you on the great and fabulous plan and
tactic. However, don't you have pity on
the folks of the donkey kingdom?
Dr. S:
Pity! Why sir? We were created as masters who have minds,
while they were created simply as donkeys.
Their role is to serve us and our goals and interests. We will feed them and establish advanced
institutions for them. We will introduce
to them luxuries, modern recent technologies, schools, universities, and we
will change their lives to the better.
So, they too will benefit, however, they should live under our control
and all their resources should be under our service. Every donkey of them should understand that
we are the masters and that they are the servants. They must continue to be so, so long as we
are humans, and so long as they are donkeys, and so long as we think, and so
long as they have no thinking.
Journalist:
One last question. Will the
donkey kingdom and its resources serve all humans? Or will it serve only a
fraction of the human population?
Dr. S:
(he clears his throat) I will not answer your question, sir,
because it is beyond my expertise.
However, I say to you that the one who made the plan and program, and who
planned and carried it out…the results will be for his sake more than
others. Don’t forget sir, that the
benefit for a group of humans will also benefit the rest of the humans to a
lesser extent. Don't also forget that
every man gains depending on his ability to think, plan, act smart, and his
continuous work and perseverance to achieve his goals. It is okay for the majority to work for the
sake of the minority, so long as this "minority" is part of the
whole, and there is benefit for everyone in its elevation and dominance.