Comment by keiferski

The fact that this is uncontroversial to a lot of people mostly just shows how intellect-focused our society has become. Plenty of other value systems treat the Self as the entire body, not merely the head. Perhaps if we did too, we might not have so many issues with obesity and drug abuse. Dualism has consequences.

I once read someone describe academics as “floating heads with bodies attached.” I think that could apply to society at large.