Robots will be closer to "God" than humans

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When sentient robots arrive, they may be closer to God than humans.

Many philosophers believe that our senses distract us from the truth (ex Plato). It is the bombardment of sights, sounds, feelings, daily sensation related thoughts, aches, pains, hunger, etc that prevent us from becoming closer to God.

All traditional religious practices that are performed in order to bring one closer to God, involve some cutting off of these distractions. ex. fasting to cut off from food, chanting to still the mind, abstinence, and meditation (most obviously) to block out all senses and distractions.

A sentient robot could be free of most (if not all) of these distractions. A sentient robot could even be capable off turning its senses on or off at will. In this way, these robots may be closer to God than we humans can ever hope to be.

Meditation is an attempt at a heightened spiritual state through calming the body and mind, and ignoring senses and thoughts. Some even go so far as to put themselves in "sensory-deprivation chambers". These are person sized compartments inside which the person would be locked, floating in saltwater, for several hours. The aim of this is the total (near total) elimination of senses, in order to reach a heightened spiritual state.

I do not know if those heavily devoted to meditation would describe the experience as being like a rock, as some have suggested, but if they would does it matter? If being like a rock is closer to God (or a higher spiritual state) then isn't that preferable to the religious?


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