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Originally Posted by Original Position
I'm well aware of the positives of the technology.
What I disagree with in the original argument posed is the sentiment that "if only a simulated experience, it must be okay". That is a poor argument, which is not even supported by research. Some behaviors do not seem to be affected much by simulation / representations, others seem to be.
But my personal views are also relevant (to me). The argument seems to lead to the slipperiest of slopes. Biotechnology could ultimately make the most abhorrent of deviant desires possible to experience almost fully. If that is an outcome, I'm personally completely fine with banning such technology all-together. The middle-ground of making sure the technology is regulated strictly from an ethics perspective is of course a far more likely outcome, and in that case I see no issues with it. It won't make it full-proof, but it will give us a venue to motivate ethical use and punish those who still choose to abuse it.
And as I alluded to earlier to DS, I have no problem not pandering to the desires of sociopaths, cannibals or child molesters. I see very little value in such human beings. The most important aspect of civilization is given in the word itself, "civil". That word does not apply to those people. There is, as far as I am concerned, no room for them in society.
Last edited by tame_deuces; 08-11-2018 at 11:42 PM.