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	<title>Comments on: The Future: Where Sexual Orientations Get Kind of Confusing</title>
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		<title>By: prentice</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2011/12/19/xenosexuality-consent-is-the-only-limit-on-what-sex-can-be/#comment-346</link>
		<dc:creator>prentice</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The fact that science would even speak of pedophilia as being a sexual orentation,  let alone publish it in a magazine for all the sexual perverts out there to read, proves some science is dead set against america and what it should stand for. This kind of wreckless behavior, from the very ones who are  suppose to be doing their jobs for the betterment of humanity, can only aid in the destruction of the values in just and honest people in this country. So as I see it, it will only be a matter of time before the  judicial system will allow pedofiles to do their dirty work leagally. I no longer say&quot;what&#039;s this country coming to&quot; now I say &quot;what has this country become&quot;?Sad, very sad.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The fact that science would even speak of pedophilia as being a sexual orentation,  let alone publish it in a magazine for all the sexual perverts out there to read, proves some science is dead set against america and what it should stand for. This kind of wreckless behavior, from the very ones who are  suppose to be doing their jobs for the betterment of humanity, can only aid in the destruction of the values in just and honest people in this country. So as I see it, it will only be a matter of time before the  judicial system will allow pedofiles to do their dirty work leagally. I no longer say&#8221;what&#8217;s this country coming to&#8221; now I say &#8220;what has this country become&#8221;?Sad, very sad.</p>
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		<title>By: Lial Sovietsakaya</title>
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		<dc:creator>Lial Sovietsakaya</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sexual interaction with robots will be very popular. A robot designed for sex can give what a human can seldom can give, total compliance. I am not sure how men would react to have their partner penetrated by  human looking machine. It does not seem the same as dildo. Women would probably have less objections than men because in many societies polygamy is accepted.

From a religious perspective, Catholicism would see it as a sin because the purpose of sex for them is procreation. Well, if the robot has an artificial uterus with eggs from donors and procreation is possible would having sex with a  robot be a sin even if procreation is a goal? It would be seen as sin if the robot has no will and therefore cannot consent or refuse. Sex with a robot could be accepted by the Church only for medical reasons that prevent normal conception through human partner. If a robot has will, then it poses another dilemma for all religions that believe in souls and spirits. Does a conscientiousness machine have a soul or spirit?

I am uncertain about how Islam would see this. A Fatwa from a an Islamic Scholar who knows the Holy Qu&#039;ran and the Hadith woulds be needed

Same for Judaism, The  religious authorities would need to review this issue. Same for all other religions</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sexual interaction with robots will be very popular. A robot designed for sex can give what a human can seldom can give, total compliance. I am not sure how men would react to have their partner penetrated by  human looking machine. It does not seem the same as dildo. Women would probably have less objections than men because in many societies polygamy is accepted.</p>
<p>From a religious perspective, Catholicism would see it as a sin because the purpose of sex for them is procreation. Well, if the robot has an artificial uterus with eggs from donors and procreation is possible would having sex with a  robot be a sin even if procreation is a goal? It would be seen as sin if the robot has no will and therefore cannot consent or refuse. Sex with a robot could be accepted by the Church only for medical reasons that prevent normal conception through human partner. If a robot has will, then it poses another dilemma for all religions that believe in souls and spirits. Does a conscientiousness machine have a soul or spirit?</p>
<p>I am uncertain about how Islam would see this. A Fatwa from a an Islamic Scholar who knows the Holy Qu&#8217;ran and the Hadith woulds be needed</p>
<p>Same for Judaism, The  religious authorities would need to review this issue. Same for all other religions</p>
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		<title>By: RAlazar</title>
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		<dc:creator>RAlazar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 01:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>(1) &quot;An inability to consent is not about being able to verbalize the word yes or no, but to understand and rationally decide whether or not to allow sex to happen. Neither an animal nor a minor can do that, whereas an adult person can.&quot;

Can you prove that at least one adult person can?

(2) &quot;Unlike gut reactions or religious dogma, ethics demands we explain why something is wrong.&quot;

Oh, yes? Can you really explain why anything--pick the easiest thing you can imagine: perhaps murder, or rape--is wrong?

(3) Let&#039;s assume you can explain why we should care if a human consents, or even an animal. Why, apart from your declaration, should we care whether a robot consents?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(1) &#8220;An inability to consent is not about being able to verbalize the word yes or no, but to understand and rationally decide whether or not to allow sex to happen. Neither an animal nor a minor can do that, whereas an adult person can.&#8221;</p>
<p>Can you prove that at least one adult person can?</p>
<p>(2) &#8220;Unlike gut reactions or religious dogma, ethics demands we explain why something is wrong.&#8221;</p>
<p>Oh, yes? Can you really explain why anything&#8211;pick the easiest thing you can imagine: perhaps murder, or rape&#8211;is wrong?</p>
<p>(3) Let&#8217;s assume you can explain why we should care if a human consents, or even an animal. Why, apart from your declaration, should we care whether a robot consents?</p>
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		<title>By: Articles by mamc2501 - Pearltrees</title>
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		<dc:creator>Articles by mamc2501 - Pearltrees</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: ohwilleke</title>
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		<dc:creator>ohwilleke</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Cue Billy Currington: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.elyrics.net/read/b/billy-currington-lyrics/like-my-dog-lyrics.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;I want you to love me like my dog.&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, a song which, of course, is not really about what it sounds like it is about.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cue Billy Currington: <a href="http://www.elyrics.net/read/b/billy-currington-lyrics/like-my-dog-lyrics.html" rel="nofollow">&#8220;I want you to love me like my dog.&#8221;</a>, a song which, of course, is not really about what it sounds like it is about.</p>
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		<title>By: jamie</title>
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		<dc:creator>jamie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;...maybe we’ll even become a spacefaring species and encounter other alien intelligences. ...people will start discovering that they are primarily attracted to something that isn’t ...Homo sapiens.&quot;

Not impossible, but about a likely as having people who are primarily attracted to praying mantids, or starfish, or corn stalks, etc.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;&#8230;maybe we’ll even become a spacefaring species and encounter other alien intelligences. &#8230;people will start discovering that they are primarily attracted to something that isn’t &#8230;Homo sapiens.&#8221;</p>
<p>Not impossible, but about a likely as having people who are primarily attracted to praying mantids, or starfish, or corn stalks, etc.</p>
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		<title>By: Chris</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2011/12/19/xenosexuality-consent-is-the-only-limit-on-what-sex-can-be/#comment-340</link>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>For the dolphin lovers
http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&amp;id=1286#comic
and the punchline
http://www.smbc-comics.com/comics/20080915after.gif</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For the dolphin lovers<br />
<a href="http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&#038;id=1286#comic" rel="nofollow">http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&#038;id=1286#comic</a><br />
and the punchline<br />
<a href="http://www.smbc-comics.com/comics/20080915after.gif" rel="nofollow">http://www.smbc-comics.com/comics/20080915after.gif</a></p>
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		<title>By: morgan</title>
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		<dc:creator>morgan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>bobby: well yeah but its very iconsistent 

and psul: use a condom=problem solved</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>bobby: well yeah but its very iconsistent </p>
<p>and psul: use a condom=problem solved</p>
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		<title>By: Jazz</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2011/12/19/xenosexuality-consent-is-the-only-limit-on-what-sex-can-be/#comment-338</link>
		<dc:creator>Jazz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>First- there is NO definitive proof that homosexuality is genetic or inborn. Many of my gay friends want to believe it is, saying that they have always felt &quot;that way&quot;, but there is nothing yet definitive on the books, or the arguements about it would be moot. The one thing I have come across is that sexual feelings, like hair or eye colour, vary widely in the species. Morals and ethics were developed along the way, mostly by religion, and science, as we know, will have an uphill battle in that area.

Second- anyone who cannot see the wrong in forcing sexual intercourse with any animal anywhere as perverse and unethical also needs to not be producing and trying to rear human young.  We will be judged in the end by how we treat those lesser than ourselves-  and sex between species is NOT part of the evolutionary plan. Jack off all you want to what&#039;s in your head; learn that acting on it in real life has consequences your day drams have not considered.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First- there is NO definitive proof that homosexuality is genetic or inborn. Many of my gay friends want to believe it is, saying that they have always felt &#8220;that way&#8221;, but there is nothing yet definitive on the books, or the arguements about it would be moot. The one thing I have come across is that sexual feelings, like hair or eye colour, vary widely in the species. Morals and ethics were developed along the way, mostly by religion, and science, as we know, will have an uphill battle in that area.</p>
<p>Second- anyone who cannot see the wrong in forcing sexual intercourse with any animal anywhere as perverse and unethical also needs to not be producing and trying to rear human young.  We will be judged in the end by how we treat those lesser than ourselves-  and sex between species is NOT part of the evolutionary plan. Jack off all you want to what&#8217;s in your head; learn that acting on it in real life has consequences your day drams have not considered.</p>
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		<title>By: Paul</title>
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		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Let me suggest the aversion to zoophilia comes ultimately not from concern for the animals, but from issues of disease transmission.   Food animals infected with human STDs can be another transmission vector, and the acts provide an avenue for transmission of zoonosis into humans.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let me suggest the aversion to zoophilia comes ultimately not from concern for the animals, but from issues of disease transmission.   Food animals infected with human STDs can be another transmission vector, and the acts provide an avenue for transmission of zoonosis into humans.</p>
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