"I'd kill the wasp" is not, actually, the expected answer. There is a longing for contact with real life, so part of that desire and longing is because they are so rare. In the book, the reverence for living things is because they are so rare and don't exist any more. There are a couple of premises I'd dispute there. not the oysters.Īs you point out, it appears that protein in the form of fish (in 2019) and worms (in 2049) are used in food, but I don't think we can say this is inconsistent with the expected empathy towards higher life forms such as dogs or sheep. ![]() ![]() I think we're meant to presume that it's the 'boiled dog' that is meant to elicit the strongest response to that situation. The guests are enjoying an appetizer of raw oysters. In terms of the question about the banquet, you've only referred to part of the situation, the full quote is: I think Deckard is slightly surprised with how quickly and emphatically she says she would kill the wasp, but it's not definitive that this alone would be so unusual as to mark her as a replicant in the society of the movie. It's not entirely clear from the list of questions which ones 'score' more highly than others when it comes to assessing the subject's empathy. The 'machine' is just intended to measure the involuntary response, in a similar way to a polygraph today. The Voight-Kampff test as it appears in the book and the movies comprises a series of questions designed to elicit an emotional response intended to measure empathy.
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