As the technology that underpins virtual reality develops and the experiences become increasingly more real, I've been pondering a particularly morbid thought: When will we have the first VR-induced ...

“Vertical morality in Christianity is the idea that our ethics and behaviors have a duty to please God alone. We get our ...

“Moral” psychology has traditionally been studied by subjecting individuals to moral dilemmas, that is, hypothetical choices regarding typically dangerous scenarios, but it has rarely been validated ...

Algorithm's aren't human. As such, they don't value human life. At the Institute of Cognitive Science at Osnabrück University, Germany, virtual reality has become a training ground for machine ...

He was serious. Although seldom stated so bluntly, this attitude underlies the thinking of many scientists and laypeople alike. And while it’s tempting to dismiss this notion as scientific imperialism ...

Lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride still attract a lot of attention. But as the Internet and other media invade American life, our vices have also gone virtual, according to a new ...

Isabella had abandoned me. I was in shock. She was my ally, drinking buddy, even lover. She knew the stakes: if we did not return the Tome of Kuslun to the Qunari, the entire city of Kirkwall would be ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. The main conflict of Westworld is already pretty apparent ...

IN THESE ETHICALLY confusing times when kids are having kids and drugs are ruining everything and the man who lost the election is becoming president, what America needs is a simple, straightforward, ...

Teacher-in-training Stacy Snyder brought suit against Millersville University, alleging that she was denied her teaching credential because of a picture of herself as a “drunken pirate” on her MySpace ...