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  • SonnyVabitch@lemmy.worldtoScience Memes@mander.xyzDawkins
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    6 months ago

    It’s probably from an hour long portrait interview, in which they cover a lot of ground including favourite English literary pieces, and the interviewer tries to tie it to the guest. They would probably ask David Beckham which Harry Potter character he’d have on his football team.




  • I was listening to a podcast on moral philosophy (wouldn’t you wanna be as cool as me??), and one suggestion that’s stuck with me was the morality of, trigger warning,

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    ‘life like child sex robots’.

    As in, would we as a society want to permit such things, knowing that they could potentially save humans from actual harm if they offer an outlet that scratches an itch? On the other hand, would they bring forth more harmful desires in a greater number of potential perpetrators, leading to even more harm?

    Anyway, I’m glad it’s not my job to contemplate such disturbing topics.