Nowhere on the website did it give me any indication that they thought "My religion is too sensitive for me to play a game with music that doesn't pander to it."

Did you read the "What Others Are Saying" page? (http://www.guitarpraise.com/others.php)

Here's a gem:

"This is a great product. I waited so long because I refused to let the secular guitar hero in my house and it was worth the wait. I was hooked the first night. I sure hope and will be believing that you will be coming out with a Praise Rock Band. Keep up the great work and may God continue to bless your ministry!!!"

Ethics" is such a poorly defined term...hell, different cultures have different definitions of the term. In feudal Japan, it was ethical to give your opponent the chance for suicide...today, many Westerners would in fact argue the opposite: the ethical thing to do is prevent a human from committing suicide as that's seen as a symptom of mental illness.

I've always defined "morality" as the way one treats oneself and "ethics" as the way one treats others. It's possible to be ethical without being moral--for example, I'd consider a person who spends thousands of dollars on charity just to get laid to be acting ethically but immorally. By that definition, the hullabaloo at Guantanamo would certainly be both immoral and unethical--not only were they treated inhumanely, but it was done against international law and against the so-called "rules of war".

These robots would have to be programmed with certain specific directives: for example, "Don't take any actions which may harm civilians", "take actions against captured enemy soldiers which would cause the least amount of forseeable pain", etc. Is this good? Could be...soldiers tend to have things like rage, fear, and paranoia. But it could lead to glitches too....I wouldn't want to be on the battlefield with the 1.0 version. Something like Asimov's 3 Laws would have to be constructed, some guiding principle...the difficulty will be ironing out all the loopholes.

I don't know whether to be shocked that you got married or joyous at the beacon of hope that women exist on Earth who will incorporate encryption keys onto their matrimonial bands...

No...if they had an accident, it would show the doctors that this person has AIDS, so proper precautions should be taken. Are you really suggesting that doctors be kept in ignorance of preexisting conditions?

I'm not arguing for the idea, but I just don't see that particular point...

When I was still an hourly employee we used an electronic timecard--you couldn't "clock in" until the computer was booted and ready. Usually took a really long time...30 minutes in total. You didn't even have the option until your machine was booted and workable...God forbid you have issues starting up.