To

fully appreciate this thread, you have to have seen or at least know the plot for the movie Surrogates. If

not, read here

[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrogates_%28film%29"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrogates_%28film%29[/UR

L] (contains spoilers). In the movie, people stay home most of the time, and navigate the world through remotely

controlled robots that transmit everything back to the human hosts (called "operators" in the movie).

Now

let's bring pheromones into the equation. What if we (referring to society at large) had surrogates like in the

movie? How would the whole pheromone thing work? (In the movie, only deluxe models have all five senses; the basic

ones have only sight and hearing.) Would we be able to do wonders I can't even thing of? Would this site be

useless, because all interaction is taking place through robots, which don't have the VNO organ responsible for

detecting pheromones in humans. Or would there be some sort of WiFi-like device designed to affect other

surrogates' actions (and consequently, their human hosts' thoughts)? But if the hosts are the ones exercising

the free will, how can they be affected by pheromones if they're inside their homes many miles away? The questions

can get as complex as you make them.

But, hey, if anyone wants to start a discussion or debate about this, feel

free. I really liked the movie, and thought I should include it as a topic on here; could be fun. Anyway, posts

your thoughts on the whole pheromones and surrogates thing.