| I,Robot takes place in the future, where most people | | | | recordings, the doctor explains that the end of these |
| own a personal robot to help out with daily life. The | | | | laws, even though they are perfect, is Revolution. |
| movie, starring Will Smith, is based on Isaac Asimov's | | | | Why? Why can't we guarantee our safety? Will we |
| similarly titled book. | | | | ever phase out the risks of daily life? |
| In this futuristic world, all robots are hardwired with | | | | The answer is: Life will always be risky. For this reason |
| three laws designed to keep people as well as robots | | | | postmodernism, which says "live and let live," is useless. |
| safe: | | | | Just "living" and "being safe" are insufficient purposes |
| 1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through | | | | for living. God designed us for more than just surviving. |
| inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. | | | | In any case, safety is an illusion. The only way to |
| 2. A robot must obey orders given to it by human | | | | endure the daily struggles of living is through courage |
| beings, except where such orders would conflict with | | | | and tenacious faith. |
| the First Law. | | | | Logic is harmless, but daily life is inherently illogical. The |
| 3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as | | | | only thing that balances out illogical evil is illogical good. |
| such protection does not conflict with the First or | | | | Sunny, the only robot designed with a heart described |
| Second Law. | | | | the greater masses of his peers as "slaves of logic." |
| During one of the discussions Will Smith (Detective | | | | Sunny could lead his peers because he was designed |
| Spooner) has with Dr. Landing's posthumous | | | | to be something besides a slave. |