There was an interesting scene in chapter 5 that could discredit the Voigt-Kampff test. The Voigt-Kamff test was administered by police to detect whether someone was a human or an android by providing a series of situations or images to stimulate an empathetic response. Rick Deckard administered the Voigt-Kampff test to Rachael Rosen who was specifically selected by Eldon Rosen to be tested. The test had concluded that she lacked the necessary empathy that all humans should have. Rachael said, “You would have retired me” (Dick 52). Eldon explained to Rick that Rachael had grown up away from Earth aboard Salander 3 and did not have the same exposure to empathy that someone on Earth may have had. Eldon set this up to prove that not every human passes the Voigt-Kamff test. Though Eldon does later admits that Rachael is really an android.
Is it ethical to continue using Voigt-Kamff test? What are some potential benefits and/or consequences of using the Voigt-Kamff test?