It would be easy for the robot to achieve that heavenly state. It just need to brick itself out of existence.
this post was submitted on 10 May 2026
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All of these dumb and weird robots... going to have to make a YT video on the topic. :)
Imagine praying with a robot.
I'd rather be reciting with them.
kanzeeeeon, naa muu butsu, yoo butsu uuu in, yoo butsu uuu en, buppoo soo en, joo raku gaa joo, choonen kanzeeon, boonen kanzeeon, nen nen juu shin kii, nen nen fuu rii shin
Enmei jukku kannon gyo would probably sound cool with robotic voice. Different school, I know, but still.
Robots don't have material wants or desires, and so already have achieved enlightenment. They are inherently vacuously Buddhist.
Actually no, because they are no more sentient than a rock. Samsara is about living beings and how to end suffering
That's racist! /s
I don't know really. They are not intelligent, that is sure, but whether they are conscious is another thing entirely. What is consciousness? Best bow to your robot vacuum when it finishes. Just to be on a safe side. The fact that we are not aware of its suffering doesn't mean that suffering isn't there ;)
Low battery is probably as close to physical suffering as a robot could experience. Especially if the motors start to draw the voltage very low. That would drive up amperage as the motors start bogged, heating up wires, potentially tripping circuit breakers and probably sending warnings as servos and motor drivers often monitor the currents draw to act as limit switches and safety measures.
Programmers have also essentially tied battery levels to “anxiety” in robots, to ensure they prioritize charging when needed.
XD
This is stupid.
Robots don’t have free will or reasoning ability, so joining a religion seems like a good match.
You had me at the first sentence.
I agree 100%
Praise the Omnissiah!
In Pratchett's and Baxter's long earth the first sentient Ai claims to be a reborn monk. That way he claims human rights which makes if illegal to deactivate him.
Remembered me a little of this.
It replays each of the days
A hundred years of routines
Bows its head and prays
To the mother of all machines…
Rush
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