Thursday, July 15, 2004

Posted here Thursday, July 15, 2004 at 4:03:58 PM     from a review of the new film, I,Robot. People will often scoff when i say about how science is often in religious categories. The transformation of humanity for example. Note here the use of the word "salvation." The question is, how much of the science enterprise is embedded in relgious thinking, even if the traces appear to be faded beyond recognition? Books like Doug Noble's Religion and Science make a strong case for the depth of tradition July 15, 2004 Copyright 2004 The New York Times Company http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/15/movies/15NOTE.html But these opposing visions coexist. On the one hand is the Frankenstein plot, on the other the quest for salvation; on the one hand is the danger of technology, on the other its promise. "I, Robot" can't quite decide. But perhaps when it comes to robots, we are all hybrids.       ********