Re: Off topic: Humans, Robots and Religion

[DEVARAKONDA VENKATA NARAYANA SARMA <narayana@HD1.DOT.NET.IN>]

At 07:06 PM 10/30/99 -0700, Zach Wolff wrote:
> Asking this question may indeed suggest that certain
> TRADITIONAL religion based views of the world have
> been rejected.  Modern theology and philosophy of
> religion is not limited to these traditional views.
> Nor do all traditional religions fall short in their
> ability to deal with sentient robots in the way that
> Christianity does.  I think Hindus can fairly ask
> whether or not a self-aware machine is endowed with
> some part of Brahma's spirit.

"Whatever thing which is affluent, radiant and powerful,
thou shalt know that to be born out of a part of my splendor.
What is the use of your knowing many diverse things? I run all
this world by a small part of me."
                                                        (Gita 10.42-41)

regards,

sarma.