As robots become more human-like, some question how far the line can be pushed. Anne Foerst, a computer scientist and theologian, helps us figure out what robots can teach us about ourselves, our society, and our relationships with God.
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Robot Theology
Listen Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2005 at 12:06 p.m. in Religion, Science, Tech Tuesday, Technology
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Anne Foerst
theologian; Assistant Professor of Computer Science, St. Bonaventure University; founder of God and Computers Project at MIT; and author of "God in the Machine: What Robots Teach Us About Humanity and God" (Dutton)
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