Saturday, May 22, 2010
"Robot Weds Couple in Japan"
Want to know my reaction to the headline above? Just read this old post (starting with the second paragraph).
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1 comment:
actually, under Catholic canon law, a couple marries each other (the couple are the "minister" of the sacrament).
The priest only witnesses it for the record.
The robot didn't
"wed" them, it merely witnessed the marriage, so no problem.
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