Jundo and Kirk take a look at the zen of the future, discussing whether or not robots are sentient, and whether they have Buddha nature.
Kannon Bodhisattva robot unveiled at Kyoto temple to share Buddha's religious teachings (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/23/business/tech/robotic-kannon-unveiled-kyoto-temple/)
Guanyin (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanyin)
The hard question (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_problem_of_consciousness)
Trolley problem (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem)
Susan Blackmore (https://www.susanblackmore.uk)
Ian McEwan: Machines Like Me (https://amzn.to/2Hh7aMU)
Love in another dimension: Japanese man 'marries' Hatsune Miku hologram (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/11/12/national/japanese-man-marries-virtual-reality-singer-hatsune-miku-hologram/)
Doomsday Book (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_Book_(film))
Theme music by Kiku Day (http://www.kikuday.com).
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