Comments on: Mixed-reality marriage: man weds idoru http://futurismic.com/2009/11/23/mixed-reality-marriage-man-weds-idoru/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:28:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Stevo http://futurismic.com/2009/11/23/mixed-reality-marriage-man-weds-idoru/comment-page-1/#comment-57914 Stevo Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:28:44 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=9629#comment-57914 My God! He never took middle school hygiene. He never saw the propaganda film: http://www.hulu.com/watch/4510/futurama-anti-robot-propaganda My God! He never took middle school hygiene. He never saw the propaganda film: http://www.hulu.com/watch/4510/futurama-anti-robot-propaganda

]]> By: TomMarcinko http://futurismic.com/2009/11/23/mixed-reality-marriage-man-weds-idoru/comment-page-1/#comment-56661 TomMarcinko Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:14:10 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=9629#comment-56661 Did they get a blood test? What's her blood type?:) Did they get a blood test? What’s her blood type?:)

]]> By: Nancy Jane Moore http://futurismic.com/2009/11/23/mixed-reality-marriage-man-weds-idoru/comment-page-1/#comment-56649 Nancy Jane Moore Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:03:17 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=9629#comment-56649 Yet another example of life imitating William Gibson's fiction. Do you suppose such marriages would be legal in the U.S., given that most states have "marriage is between one man and one woman" laws (intended to block same-sex marriage)? Is an female avatar online a woman? And if so, is she still a woman if the person who wrote the code that built her isn't? Gibson got there first, but there's still room for fiction on this subject ... Yet another example of life imitating William Gibson’s fiction.

Do you suppose such marriages would be legal in the U.S., given that most states have “marriage is between one man and one woman” laws (intended to block same-sex marriage)? Is an female avatar online a woman? And if so, is she still a woman if the person who wrote the code that built her isn’t?

Gibson got there first, but there’s still room for fiction on this subject …

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