Parkers Pensées | The Theology of Robots | w/Dr. Joshua K. Smith - ep. 181 @ParkersPensees | Uploaded May 2022 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Robots are here. Theologians need to be thinking through the theological implications of robots. Dr. Joshua K. Smith has been thinking about robot theology and comes on the podcast to help me think through some of the implications.
Check out more from Josh here: joshuaksmith.org
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0:00 - Why Theology instead of Philosophy?
14:04 - How Far Back Does The Quest For AI Go?
18:19 - The Golem Fable
21:55 - Can Robots Fulfill the Imago Dei?
35:13 - Would We Have Robots If There Was No Sin?
48:48 - Could Robots Have Brought Sin Into the World?
51:48 - Is There Something-It's-Like to be a Robot?
1:11:20 - The Theology of Robot Sex Dolls
Robots are here. Theologians need to be thinking through the theological implications of robots. Dr. Joshua K. Smith has been thinking about robot theology and comes on the podcast to help me think through some of the implications.
Check out more from Josh here: joshuaksmith.org
If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here:
Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_pensees
If you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal:
paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US
Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch
Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.com
Check out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:
youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA
Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecase
Check me out on Twitter: twitter.com/trendsettercase
Instagram: instagram.com/parkers_pensees
Time Is Running by MusicLFiles
Link: filmmusic.io/song/6203-time-is-running
License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
0:00 - Why Theology instead of Philosophy?
14:04 - How Far Back Does The Quest For AI Go?
18:19 - The Golem Fable
21:55 - Can Robots Fulfill the Imago Dei?
35:13 - Would We Have Robots If There Was No Sin?
48:48 - Could Robots Have Brought Sin Into the World?
51:48 - Is There Something-It's-Like to be a Robot?
1:11:20 - The Theology of Robot Sex Dolls
