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>From: weemba@libra.wistar.upenn.edu (Matthew P Wiener)
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Subject: Re: Theology and AI
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Date: 31 Mar 92 19:10:12 GMT
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In article <29D7D291.17764@orion.oac.uci.edu>, bboyer@orion (Bruce Boyer) writes:
>Does anyone know of any thinking/writing being done on theological 
>implications of AI.  I have in mind particularly work in the area
>of (theological) anthropology, and would probably come out in reflections
>on the image of God.

I doubt if this is what you had in mind, but the Talmud has a discussion
at one point on whether golems (artificial men) can count for a minyan
(prayer quorum of >= 10 men).  Since golems are mute, the answer was no.
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-Matthew P Wiener (weemba@libra.wistar.upenn.edu)


