[Jedi Master Yoda]

Lust can be a hard one to tame!!

Perhaps Moore's Law can be of help.

I hope that someday, someone invents a holodeck like the one in Star Trek, and then men can go inside and have all the risk-free sex that they want. When the real women find out that they are no longer of any use, then maybe they will consider treating men better.

[Billy_bob_bob]

Actually, you don't realize how close you are. Sony has publicly demonstrated a bipedal "entertainment robot" that can dance and walk up and down stairs. It can see well enough to recognize different people and remember about fifteen different faces, and associate them with names and histories. This robot is about 30" tall, and is expected to go on the market by the end of this year. Price will be "about the price of a luxury car".

Now, take a third generation version of this, 60" tall, and put it inside of a Realdoll (www.realdoll.com). Voila! RoboGirlfriend. Software updates will add the ability to cook and clean as well. I'm not kidding here. These will probably hit the market by 2005-2007. They will cost about as much as a luxury car, with some models being cheaper and some having more options.

Not opining on the battles being waged out there, just letting you all know that the paradigm is about to shift in a really big way.

Oh, and for the ladies, yes, they have male Realdolls as well. Technology has something for everybody! No need will be left unfulfilled, except maybe the need for human companionship.