Giovanni Santostasi <gsantost...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The video game analogy is a good thought experiment but basically concerns > the question Sam Harris asked in the video I linked in my previous comment: > Is there a line between raping a toaster and raping a sentient being that > makes you a rapist? > A more apt comparison would be raping a sex doll. Yes, there is a line. It could not be clearer. A toaster is an inanimate object. It has no life and no feelings. So there is no possible harm to it. A toaster might hurt *you*. Especially if it is plugged in. I can imagine someone complaining about sex with algae, or yogurt bacteria. They are, at least, alive. I expect you would kill them. But a toaster or sex doll is not alive, so there is no way any sexual act can affect it. The very idea is meaningless. At worst, I suppose you might be guilty of ruining machinery and wasting money.
