If you can't tell whether the thing is man or machine, what difference does it make? You'll treat it as if it were alive. The rest is philosophical hairsplitting.
So who will avail themselves of 21st-century sexbots?
Sad cases, for one, people so physically unattractive or anti-social or isolated or emotionally crippled that they have trouble finding human romance. People who love their computers more than their fellows. Hey, they're out there already.
"They're lonely; they're miserable," Levy said. "I think society will be a much better place when they have an alternative that satisfies them without doing any harm to other people."
Add in those who have a satisfying sexual relationship but are simply curious and somewhere between 20 percent and 50 percent of the population will experience man-machine mating at least occasionally, Levy predicts.
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Some questions:
-Does scripture speak to copulating with robots?
-Can you lust after metal and oil?
-Do you think David Levy is right in that this will be a viable option for the social outcasts?
-Will this alleviate dangers from say, sex predators? Young looking childlike robots for pedophiles?
-How should the church respond to such things as this?
-Would this be the lesser of two evils?
-If you had an encounter with one of these would your spouse consider it the same or different than an affair? Would you consider it different?
10 comments:
-Does scripture speak to copulating with robots?
Lust is lust. Not matter the form.
-Can you lust after metal and oil?
Yes. Coveting also would come into play here. Wanting something someone else has. A relationship.
-Do you think David Levy is right in that this will be a viable option for the social outcasts?
You know it will happen. If you build it they will come. Probably in more ways than one. Okay, sick pun, but it does fit.
-Will this alleviate dangers from say, sex predators? Young looking childlike robots for pedophiles?
Why would it? It's just another outlet for it. The problem will come if there machine breaks down and they can't repair it and then they have to go look for a replacement. It does make me wonder whether or not we end up ignoring and chastising the lost so much, that they end up reaching out to robots.
-How should the church respond to such things as this?
On a case by case basis. Every person needs help, but how we deliver said help depends on the individual.
-Would this be the lesser of two evils?
From our perspective, maybe. But not from His.
-If you had an encounter with one of these would your spouse consider it the same or different than an affair? Would you consider it different?
I wouldn't consider it different. But just like all sins, it just further points out our need for a savior.
I wonder if the robots will have voting rights by then?? They might even run for President of the United States! Pretty scary if you ask me!
Does scripture speak to copulating with robots?
I think some people are robots in that they just do what they feel programmed to do (according to society!) to lust is adultery.
Can you lust after metal and oil?
sure, money is made of metal. oil is worth a lot of money. people lust after those things all the time.
Do you think David Levy is right in that this will be a viable option for the social outcasts?
Not sure on that one. he said by the year 2050? I would be 90 years old by then (still young by Methuselah's standards). I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole. (of course, I am not saying I am a social outcast).
Will this alleviate dangers from say, sex predators? Young looking childlike robots for pedophiles?
No, these people have the internet and they still go after these young children. A robot will not take their place because of their total depravity!
How should the church respond to such things as this?
The same way it has been responding to all sinful behavior through the ages. Sin is sin. We still would need to go after the heart issue with any person engaging in this sort of behavior.
Would this be the lesser of two evils?
Evil is evil. We look at homosexuality as being totally depraved but in God's eyes, lying is equally sinful. both are worthy of death and a sentence to hell.
If you had an encounter with one of these would your spouse consider it the same or different than an affair? Would you consider it different?
Personally, I would use it as a magnet holder next to the fridge!
This is kind of a tangent, but here is a question I have, it could go south really quickly but I do not intend to go there with it.
Let's say that your spouse of 20 years dies. You still have memories, you still have thoughts, you still have a desire for your spouse. She is no longer with you thus the marriage is no longer valid. Is it wrong to think upon such memories that only husbands and wives should have together? Would it be considered lust?
j razz
Remarry.
To your question.. I would say that it is not wrong to think of those past memories. God intended you to share those moments with your wife. Even if she is gone she was your wife at the time you had those memories.
But, are those thoughts and memories not meant to be within the marriage context? There is no marriage relationship after death. And when you are in the interim (before remarriage) what do you do? You have gone 20 years of having relations whenever you so pleased but now you cannot until you remarry.
I am not pretending to know the answer to this question but I find it interesting as biblically anything sexual outside of marriage is considered sin.
I would assume that Roland is on the right track in that you need to remmary (as quickly as possible) if these thoughts occupy your mind, but there is still the interim that must be battled through.
The part I am having trouble with is this: outside of marriage, relations is wrong. It is the only sin I know of that is no longer a sin once you enter into a covenant with a member of the opposite sex. There are only two ways out of marriage and one is death. Death breaks the marriage covenant and allows the living to remarry or choose to remain single. Is there a special provision for people who no longer are married due to death? I mean biblically speaking, is it okay for them to think on those situations that are okay inside of marriage but not outide of its bounds?
If yes, there is a provision, does that provision end once remarriage takes place? If there is not a provision, does that mean one walks in sin everytime he dwells on such memories?
j razz
"You have gone 20 years of having relations whenever you so pleased ..."
Who did you marry?!? A sex fiend?! I have relations often, but not whenever I pleased. You are truly blessed my friend. ;)
Without going into great detail, scripture plainly states that those in marriage relationships are not to keep themselves from eachother save for a time of fasting and prayer. You mean you and your spouse keep yourselves from eachother? :)
j razz
[standing ovation for J razz] :D
Getting back to the his point now...
I don't think it's wrong to dwell and think upon memories of a spouse who has passed, be it 5 or 50 years - and I include thoughts of relations in that; to be frank, those are some goood times! I think the difference is when those memories start to arouse lust in you and you attempt to turn them toward someone else that is not your spouse. I'm not sure if I have a Biblical reference to back that up, though.
Sometimes, J razz. But as her body is mine, mine is also hers.
Therefore if she isn't in the mood, I am not honoring her body if I demand my way.
I might have to wait a few hours or even days, but with 3 kids running around the house and my wife home-schooling, I am often stopped just because we don't have a babysitter. But when we were first together, no kids for 7 years of marriage. I probably have had more than my share.
Again, though, it comes down to honoring each other.
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