Spiritual robots: Religion and our scientific view of the natural world

Theology and Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 229-246

  Geraci, Robert N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial Intelligence; Buddhism; Christianity; Japan; Religion; Robotics; Science; Shinto

Indexed keywords

EID: 36549044301     PISSN: 14746700     EISSN: 14746719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14746700600952993     Document Type: Article

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