The thought of humans marrying and then consumating that marriage with robots is weird. Not just weird in the plainest sense of the term, but weird in that it holds a sick kind of wonder to it. Once you get over the initial disgust of such personal acts with a machine, there's questions like, "Could it be programmed with all the same interests as me? How would I ever get sick of something that I could continuously change? Is love actually more than a feeling between to humans?" I think that humans won't be as adverse to this thought however as much as they were to gay marriage. After all, science fiction shows have been painting this future for ages now. Shows like Futurama hit the topic without even being seen as controversial
What could be the ramifications of this possible future be though? If everyone is able to create their own perfect person in a metal machine, then it seems like the birth rate would begin to decrease rapidly. The number of women getting pregnant would have to be affected by it. After all, this would be the safest form of sex since the condom was introduced. No STD's, no unplanned babies. It's almost perfect.
Also, just how much artificial intelligence would they have? Would it be like that movie where they become so smart that they begin to rebel and take over the world? If that's another possibilty then I'm not so sure that it's worth it. A great man once said that, "with great power comes great responsibility." So with the power to create this artificial love, is it not also our responsibility to make sure that we don't get carried away playing God. It almost seems like the same type of deal as genetically designing how your babies will be born.
It just isn't supposed to be that way. Technology is reaching a point where almost anything is becoming possible. Maybe in like 100 years we'll be able to travel through time and be able to pick anyone out of history to love, or save people that we loved and lost. But the implications of all this tech is so unknown that it seems to be moving a bit fast.
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