Yesterday, we asked you to consider whether or not sex with a robot hooker was cheating. "Curious" earned The Noble Prize (and our never-ending respect) by taking the debate to the next level. "Now here's a REALLY philosophical question for you: Are you cheating on your wife/girlfriend if you have sex with a robot made to look exactly like your wife/girlfriend? And how about with TWO robots that each look exactly like your wife/girlfriend?"
And what if this whole time we've been talking about robot hookers it's actually just been a dream and we're going to wake up any second? (Dude, do you have any Doritos?)
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Thursday 26 June
By avatar_of_awesome
It depends entirely on your motivation!
If you are going to have sex with a robot clone of your wife/girlfriend because they are generally unavailable at the moment (alseep, on the rag, out of town, at work, etc.) then I would give you a "thumbs up". This boils down to a desire for sex when it -cannot/will not- be supplied.
However, if you are going to have sex with a robot clone of your wife/girlfriend while they are available, it becomes a matter of preference. Even though the robot clone looks exactly like your significant other, what if she puts a little extra effort into the sex? Or what if she has moves that blow your mind in a way that your partner never could? In those and similar cases you might as well be cheating on your partner. Just because she looks the same doesn't mean that you wouldn't come to prefer having sex with her over your wife/girlfriend.
I'm not saying that it would be a bad experience by any means, I would totally have sex with my girlfriend and the robot clone at the same time... awesome! *Plus you may be able to get away with this one because the real girl is actually present.
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Friday 27 June
By gordon
Taking it a few steps further, and supposing that the technology were available to make a really realistic clone (without the wife/gf's cooperation):
How much would you pay? - myself, it'd be worth more than all the jewelry and purses I've bought for her, including wedding and engagement rings
Supposing the clone is as good or better in bed, would you be more likely to dump/divorce the woman? (Since she doesn't read this site, I'll admit it: Hells, yeah.)
Monday 30 June
By Ryan
Here's the thing though; Sex (the need for it, the business that drives it) will eventually create what any market wants - and if in our instant gratification culture we want sex dolls that are fully life-like in realism, there will wind up being a lot of people - men and women alike, losing to such beasts. Honey has an attitude? Just pull out robo-Wendy. Bob being an a**-hat? Pull out his robo version and get your instant gratification satisfied. Okay, so one argument is that only your significant other can come and help you jump-start your car at work - but so can a regular friend and AAA. Sick and need someone? Call a private nurse - a one-time charge.
This probably as much as anything will keep some people with "attitudes" in check, of course it will as well as act as a crutch to keep others from investing time in _real_ relationships.
All I know is when the PERFECT replacement exists in the way of a mechanical woman - a bunch of florists, movie houses and swanky restaurants will feel a serious pinch... :-)
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Sunday 20 July
By Niki
But who wants to be the tester for that while they're working out kinks? Let's face facts, there are gonna be a number of people who lose their willies or get electrocuted or something before those things are fully functional which might put some folks off!
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