Comments on: Scientific Shocker – Virtual Torture Hurts!

By: Bedevere Octagon

Bedevere Octagon — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:48:14 +0000

Quote from Hiro Pendragon: “This would imply other emotions are able to be empathized through Second Life as well. Does that mean sex in SL is indeed real? hehheh”

Yes indeed, it can be for the participants. Granted the fear ov venerial diseases like pregnancies is greatly reduced. Many spouses of SL players are pretty pissed about this.

A lot of people would consider a married man having cyber sex to be cheating on his wife. The act does not always nee dto be physically performed for a law to be broken. Acting with intent is soemtimes enough to make a crime. It could be argued that watching a porn video is cheating.

The catch is that while we live in a physical world we have a slightly defective mechanism for translating it. This mechanism can be fooled easily with bright lights and so there can be confusion as to what is and isn’t real. So why can’t sex and love be transmitted through the words on a screen?

How else do you explain a love letter?

By: Brace

Brace — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 18:06:59 +0000

I’m with Mr. F

Like gimme a break. How wimpy you gotta be to get all distressed over whatever “harm” yer doling out to pixels.

*chases after Pixeleen with a cattle prod*

YeeeeeHAW!!!

By: Mr. F

Mr. F — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 09:10:38 +0000

I would shock the hell out of that toon and laugh at it’s reaction. This would be about as upsetting as killing NPC’s in Eve Online or WoW.

By: Lucy Tornado

Lucy Tornado — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 14:58:51 +0000

Well, no doubt the CIA and the Geneva Conventions will be all over this. But for the rest of us…does SL Line Dancing lead to REAL WEIGHT LOSS? Does meditating on a cushion in SL lead to REAL ENLIGHTENMENT?

By: Hiro Pendragon

Hiro Pendragon — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 14:36:26 +0000

This would imply other emotions are able to be empathized through Second Life as well.

Does that mean sex in SL is indeed real? hehheh