"Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "cr88192" <cr88192@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> I guess it depends on the purpose for said androids...
>>
>> I had figured more terrestrial uses, for example, having them as a
cheap
>> source of labor, or for the 'personal entertainment' of the owners, or
in
>> some cases, as fill-ins for humans (such as maids, clerks, and sales
and
>> dispensing with information...).
> ...
>> 'personal entertainment'
>
> I think the science fiction writers got that one wrong. As soon as that
> becomes a realistic possibility, it'll be outlawed in every first world
> nation. No joke. e.g., protect our marriages, protect our families,
> protect our kids, protect our humanity, protect our morality, protect
our
> religion, it promotes anti-social behaviors, it spreads diseases, it
> degrades androids, and numerous other "we want to control you" by "place
> reason here" because "we don't like that behavior" rationals. It'll
> likely
> spur a large, but tem****ary, unlawful industry, due to effective law
> enforcement. The result is more people locked up for their natural,
> geneticly programmed, or God-given (for the religious) impulses...
>
potentially, but it may depend some on the country as well (existing
political policies, public opinion, ...).
for example:
in the US, drugs are a major issue, but queers are allowed;
in Iran, queers are often executed (and fornication can result in public
beating), but drugs are a more minor issue.
in the US, divorce is common;
in the Philipines, it is generally illegal (though, in some cases,
annulment
is allowed, if one can sufficiently justify it to the government, and the
process may take a good number of years).
where I am currently living: drugs, prostitution, and gambling, are
technically illegal (here being a US protectorate), however, the local
government doesn't really bother to enforce them (and they are also fairly
common).
here, fornication is common;
in the Philipines, it is considered a very shameful act.
....
maybe entertainment:
the US has an elaborate system of ratings and rules for media (PG, R, XXX,
....), and to some extent tries to force them (XXX is typically
pay-per-view,
....);
Japan plays **** on open-access network TV, provided they fuzz out the
'details', whereas hentai needs no such fuzzing;
in the PRC, **** is illegal altogether (similar goes for Iran, ...);
....
or religion:
various religions are common and/or illegal in many parts of the world.
PRC: Buddhism is legal, but evangelical Christianity and Islam are illegal
(but, the party does allow certain sanitized/controlled forms);
Iran: both buddhism and christianity are illegal (only Islam is legal);
Philipines: Catholocism is the state religion (non-enforced AFAIK);
....
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> Rod Pemberton
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