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Spiritual robots: Religion and our scientific view of the natural world
- R. Geraci
- Art
- 1 November 2006
Abstract Religion plays a powerful role in the formation of scientific theories. By comparing the goals and practice of robotics and artificial intelligence in the US and Japan, differences between…
Apocalyptic AI: Religion and the Promise of Artificial Intelligence
- R. Geraci
- Art
- 1 March 2008
Popular science publications in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) reveal a striking merger between apocalyptic religious thought and scientific research. Three major elements characterize…
Robots and the Sacred in Science and Science Fiction: Theological Implications of Artificial Intelligence
- R. Geraci
- Art
- 1 December 2007
In science-fiction literature and film, human beings si- multaneously feel fear and allure in the presence of intelligent ma- chines, an experience that approximates the numinous experience as…
Apocalyptic AI: Visions of Heaven in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtual Reality
- R. Geraci
- Art
- 5 March 2010
Apocalyptic AI, the hope that we might one day upload our minds into machines or cyberspace and live forever, is a surprisingly wide-spread and influential idea, affecting everything from the world…
Virtually Sacred: Myth and Meaning in World of Warcraft and Second Life
- R. Geraci
- Philosophy
- 13 June 2014
Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Real Stories in Virtual Worlds 1) A Cultural Adventure 2) Polite Society 3) A World with Meaning 4) The Flow of Faith Online 5) Another Life for Religion 6)…
VIDEO GAMES AND THE TRANSHUMAN INCLINATION
- R. Geraci
- Art
- 1 December 2012
Video games and virtual worlds play substantial roles in contemporary transhumanism. Many transhumanists appreciate the freedom and power that accompany these digital landscapes and recognize that…
Technology and Religion
- R. Geraci
- Computer Science, SociologyHandbook of Science and Technology Convergence
- 2016
Martial Bliss: War and Peace in Popular Science Robotics
- R. Geraci
- Art
- 13 July 2011
In considering how to best deploy robotic systems in public and private sectors, we must consider what individuals will expect from the robots with which they interact. Public awareness of…
RELIGIOUS RITES AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES: AYUDHA PUJA AS “CULTURE” AT THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE: with Jeff Wilson, “‘The New Science of Health and Happiness’: Investigating Buddhist…
- Renny Thomas, R. Geraci
- Art
- 1 March 2018
Ayudha Puja, a South Indian festival translated as “worship of the machines,” is a dramatic example of how religion and science intertwine in political life. Across South India, but especially in the…
THE POPULAR APPEAL OF APOCALYPTIC AI
- R. Geraci
- Art
- 1 December 2010
The belief that computers will soon become transcendently intelligent and that human beings will "upload" their minds into machines has become ubiquitous in public discussions of robotics and…
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