THE HOLY

THE SINFUL

Inspired by [To] Sin[ner]- Rebecca Rui

What was being discussed in [To] Sin[ner] listed the meaning development of the word 'sin', although the relevant examples are rather figurative in a way that the robots are so inadequate that it embodied the partially extended meaning of sin, as in "go wrong". Yet the most inspiring part for me is the later part of the extended meaning of sin, that is "from virtue".

"Go wrong from virtue" very much reminds me of the monster theory derived from Mary Douglas's Purity and Danger (2003), where she described how people see dirt as something that doesn't belong, thus in relation to different cultures, while some see dirt as holy, others might see it as sinful. The words sin and holy are also heavily culturally dependent, whether a thing, a person, an act is holy or sinful is defined by their surroundings.

How to present?

Relation to human society

By using the two bots to act in mere motion without much context can trigger how people usually perceive certain behavior, if holy (virtual) or sinful. With unexpected plot twist, could potentially deepen human's knowledge on cultural bias.