Can A Robot Be a Priest?
September 12, 2017
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as posted by the channelA Japanese company has programmed a popular robot, Pepper, to perform Buddhist funeral rites. But will society ever accept artificial intelligence as religious authorities and ritual specialists?
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Andrew's religious studies book recommendations
Bibliography:
Dr. Ian Reader, Buddhism in Crisis?Institutional Decline in Modern Japan
Nippon News Network clip
Cremation statistics from National Funeral Directors Association
27,000 Buddhist temples shutting down from The Guardian's reporting)
Buddhist b-reel footage from:
EC Henry: www.youtube.com/echenry
Jenn Lindsay
Photo Attributions:
Pepper stock image
Pepper looking quizzical
SelfDriving Car from Steve Jurvetson
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