DiipuSurotu
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More at: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2...don-buddhist-robe-new-funereal-services-role/
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Japan to Debut Robot Priest for Funeral Service
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More at: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2...don-buddhist-robe-new-funereal-services-role/
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Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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I'm calling Modbot anyway. We don't promote slavery here.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
This sentence is real fucking dark.
SliceSabre
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I think there is something wrong if you cant get a person to give someone their last rites at their funeral.
gustave154
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This whole thing just sounds dark
DiipuSurotu
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LordKasual
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Lol this picture always reminds me of this:
wh-.....
I am happy to see a lot of thought have gone into solving the robot butt problem.
TheLostBigBoss
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The son, the father, and the holy circuits
CadetMahoney
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You'd think religious services would be safe from automation.
No one is safe, SkyNet will see you into this world and out of it.
teruterubozu
Member
Probably more Buddha-like than a real person.
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
More at: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2...don-buddhist-robe-new-funereal-services-role/
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"A cheaper alternative to human priests". Nice!
paragonpro
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Lol this picture always reminds me of this:
This actually made me laugh so hard i started tearing, holy fucking shit.
KernelPanic
Member
Even the clergy is in danger of being replaced by automation
Nah, they are just lazy.
This year some temples started accepting donations through digital currency.
StickSoldier
Member
Robots gonna be taken our jobs in the afterlife too...
Westbahnhof
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It's a novel! From the link alone, I had hoped that someone was building a cold, immortal machine closer to God than a mortal could ever be.
Chaos2Frozen
Member
Even the Gods are scaling back.
OG Shaka Zulu
Member
I never would have predicted priests losing jobs to automation.
Well, that is the plot of the book. I just wanted to highlight the ridiculous cover featuring two catholic robot priests.
Wheeljack539
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Should Japan get these for the Japanese Catholics it needs to be voiced by Jouji Nakata.
Captin Quacker
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Amazing for all the wrong reasonsLol this picture always reminds me of this:
Chaos2Frozen
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HanaKana - Zange from Kannagi
BlazingDarkness
Member
Buddhist priests in Japan are notoriously expensive, even some negative associations of priests being sham characters, making money from death. There's been a turn away from traditional Buddhist funeral practices as a result (some opting for 'humanist' burials). I think, as one of many cheaper alternative options, using automation isn't surprising at all.